- 8.4/1027 votes
#1 - The Secret of the Black Prince
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1968
Stony comes across a dying criminal and learns the possible location of some hidden loot. Using the last of his savings to buy an abandoned mine, he has trouble locating the money until he schemes to get others to do the work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1026 votes
#2 - The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1968
Irishman Tommy is convinced he has found a leprechaun that will help him find gold in his mine. Ben claims he is just an ordinary man but he seems to have some magical abilities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1025 votes
#3 - Ton of Tin
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1968
A spectacular wrinkle develops around an aging marshal's refusal to wear glasses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1032 votes
#4 - The Sage Hen
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1968
Sage Madison's husband leaves his Dakota territory home to haul freight and hopes his wife is all right by herself. Two highwaymen show up and force Sage to cook and wait on them until she turns the tables on them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1034 votes
#5 - The Other Cheek
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1968
The Ellsworth ranch hires mild mannered Sam who wishes to be a preacher. Fellow employee Web, a bully, targets him and forces a showdown. The love of the boss's daughter helps Sam take a stand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1029 votes
#6 - A Mule... Like the Army's Mule
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/1968
Sandy King, the youngest member of an outlaw gang, is wounded. The gang captures army lieutenant Jason Beal, but they agree to free him on condition that he take King for treatment by army doctors, without arrest. When the healed King returns to his gang, he provides them information for another robbery: stealing a group of horses from the army.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1031 votes
#7 - Lottie's Legacy
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1968
A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1045 votes
#8 - Lady with a Past
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1968
Tiger Lil leaves her dance hall days behind her by altering her dress and demeanor. Frank Johnson starts looking for her to profess his love, not believing she could change that much.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1031 votes
#9 - A Short Cut Through Tombstone
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1968
A sheriff has problems with his young deputy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1021 votes
#10 - Up the Chimney
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1968
A sheriff in Tucson, Arizona territory, pursues bank robbers and $62,000 in cash, who hide it in Colossal Cave.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1033 votes
#11 - The World's Greatest Swimming Horse
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1968
Frank Ball arrives in town announcing he has a horse with the most amazing ability. When he starts selling tickets, a local woman Anne is determined to expose him as a flim flam man.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1027 votes
#12 - Ten Day Millionaires
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1968
Cal and Sam share a mining claim, but Sam is a better writer than a laborer. A set of circumstances prevent the friends from keeping control of their potential millions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1032 votes
#13 - A Restless Man
Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1969
Hendry Brown takes the unenviable job of sheriff in a lawless town. But old habits die hard, and Brown is faced with a moral dilemma when a friend from his outlaw past has an idea for easy money.
Director: Harmon Jones
Writer: Phyllis White, Robert White
- 7.2/1028 votes
#14 - A Gift
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1969
Rachel Barrett's act of kindness toward an injured Indian leads to her family's capture by his fellow tribesmen. Despite their lives being endangered, Rachel continues to be compassionate which impresses the chief.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1024 votes
#15 - Solomon's Glory
Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1969
A successful newspaperman turns town drunk. His old boss must get him clean and sober for an important guest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1030 votes
#16 - The Understanding
Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1969
John Parker has been raised by the Comanches since he was a boy and wants to remain with his Indian family. Stranded in the desert after being injured, a young Mexican woman rescues him and he starts to wonder about his choice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1032 votes
#17 - Long Night at Fort Lonely
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1969
Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Thier lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1035 votes
#18 - Here Stands Bailey
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1969
Brit and Hannah Bailey fend off Indians and outlaws in 1820's Texas to hold onto their farm. But when Stephen F. Austin arrives to claim the land as part of a government grant, Brit vows to fight whatever the cost.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1027 votes
#19 - Angel of Tombstone
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/1969
Nellie runs a restaurant and lends a helping hand to those in need. But gold fever takes hold when she learns that nuggets just lay on the ground in a remote area of Mexico. More importantly she finds out why the locals ignore the easy wealth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1024 votes
#20 - A Full House
Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1969
Cliff and Frank, best friends recently out of the army, finds themselves at odds over their future. They use a card game to determine a very important decision about marriage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1024 votes
#21 - How to Beat a Badman
Season 17 Episode 21 - Aired 3/18/1969
Jack and Johnny left behind their outlaw ways and have a successful silver claim. Senator Stewart uses underhanded methods to obtain it and the men vow revenge. But Johnny's new wife Delia objects.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1027 votes
#22 - A Key for the Fort
Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/1969
Cora and Ella visit a remote Utah fort, not knowing it is under the threat of an Indian attack. When the tribe's leader Black Wing becomes desperately ill, the women compassionately try to nurse him back to health, perhaps endangering everyone's lives.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1022 votes
#23 - Drop Out
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 4/25/1969
George Parker is unwilling to follow the rules of either his father or his church in 1880's Utah. His friend Michael encourages his rebellious ways and suggests he even change his name. George decides to start his new life as Butch Cassidy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1028 votes
#24 - The Oldest Law
Season 17 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/1969
A powerful Texas rancher wants revenge for the murder of his son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1024 votes
#25 - Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 5/11/1969
Lucia Darling arrives in territorial Montana to start a school. After being robbed of her books she is determined to continue despite being accused of being naive. She quickly learns the ways of the West to achieve her goals.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 17
Every episode of Death Valley Days Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 17!
Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created...
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Season 17 Ratings Summary
"The Secret of the Black Prince" is the best rated episode of "Death Valley Days" season 17. It scored 8.4/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/1968. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch".