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Death Valley Days

How Death Valley Got Its Name

  • Episode aired Oct 1, 1952
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30min
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Death Valley Days (1952)
Western

A group of wagons leave a wagon train to head due west from Salt Lake City. Soon they find themselves trapped in a hot arid desert with their food and water diminishing rapidly.A group of wagons leave a wagon train to head due west from Salt Lake City. Soon they find themselves trapped in a hot arid desert with their food and water diminishing rapidly.A group of wagons leave a wagon train to head due west from Salt Lake City. Soon they find themselves trapped in a hot arid desert with their food and water diminishing rapidly.

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  • Director
    • Stuart E. McGowan
  • Writer
    • Ruth Woodman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Brad Johnson
    • Phyllis Coates
    • Laton Riley Kirk Sr.
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  • Director
    • Stuart E. McGowan
  • Writer
    • Ruth Woodman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Brad Johnson
    • Phyllis Coates
    • Laton Riley Kirk Sr.
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    Brad Johnson
    Brad Johnson
    • Lewis Manlyas Lewis Manly
    Phyllis Coates
    Phyllis Coates
    • Virginia Arcaneas Virginia Arcane
    Laton Riley Kirk Sr.
    • James Arcaneas James Arcane
    John Parrish
    • Asa Bell Bennettas Asa Bell Bennett
    Louise Lorimer
    Louise Lorimer
    • Sarah Bennettas Sarah Bennett
    Guy Wilkerson
    Guy Wilkerson
    • Enoch Fishas Enoch Fish
    Bernard Szold
    • Caldiwellas Caldiwell
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Old Rangeras Old Ranger
    • (uncredited)
    Bobbie Burchfield
    • Charlie Arcaneas Charlie Arcane
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Ellis
    • Jayhawkeras Jayhawker
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Jayhawkeras Jayhawker
    • (uncredited)
    Melody McGowan
    Melody McGowan
    • Bennett's Daughteras Bennett's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Sandy Sanders
    Sandy Sanders
    • Lead Jayhawkeras Lead Jayhawker
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Woodward
    Bob Woodward
    • Ryniersonas Rynierson
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    • Director
      • Stuart E. McGowan
    • Writer
      • Ruth Woodman(uncredited)
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    A group of wagons leave a wagon train to head due west from Salt Lake City. Soon they find themselves trapped in a hot arid desert with their food and water diminishing rapidly.
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    • Genre
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
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    • Trivia
      Retold in Season 16 as "Out of the Valley of Death" with a similar story line and some identical characters.
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      Death Valley Days (Call of the West)
      (uncredited)

      Written by Herbert Taylor

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Borax Inc (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Flying 'A' Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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