"Death Valley Days" (1952) TV series 1952-1975

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Edward Ludlum
Frank McDonald

Writer:

Robert Sabaroff (writer) (4 episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Release Date:

6 March 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, CA. One of the longest-running Western series...

Plot Keywords:

Borax | Gunfighter | Mule Train | Law And Order | Gunfight

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Cast

Robert Taylor

...

Himself - Host / ... (77 episodes, 1966-1969)

Also Known As:

Call of the West (USA) (syndication title)
The Pioneers (USA) (syndication title)
Trails West (USA) (syndication title)
Western Star Theater (USA) (syndication title)

Runtime:

30 min (532 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Apacheland Movie Ranch, 4369 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, Arizona, USA

Company:

Filmaster Productions

Trivia:

In 1963 past episodes were retitled and released for syndication as a series called "Western Star Theater", hosted by Rory Calhoun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)

23 Years on the air and no comments?

This Series was quite popular for many years. They used a rather strange approach to production, taking a cast and crew to a location (ie: Flagstaff) and shooting 3 episodes to be split up during the season. It was the quintiessential American western of the time. Sometimes quite good, sometimes very very bad. Wish the episodes were still about somewhere.