Death Valley Days (1952–1970)

Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, CA. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product mined in Death Valley.

Stars:

Stanley Andrews, Don Haggerty, John Pickard

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Stanley Andrews	...	Host (27 episodes, 1952-1963)
Don Haggerty	...	Aaron (14 episodes, 1961-1969)
John Pickard	...	Baldy Johnson (13 episodes, 1958-1969)
Gregg Palmer	...	Gabe (13 episodes, 1956-1969)
Roy Engel	...	Brigadier General Kearny (12 episodes, 1959-1970)
Lisa Gaye	...	Delores (11 episodes, 1960-1969)

Storyline

Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, CA. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product mined in Death Valley.

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Plot Keywords:

death valley | borax | americana | outlaw | gunfighter | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Borax Inc [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Call of the West

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmaster Productions, Flying 'A' Productions, Madison Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (532 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1964 past episodes were retitled and syndicated under the title "The Pioneers", hosted by Will Rogers Jr..

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Connections

Referenced in The Reagans (2003)

User Reviews

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.