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The Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 6

Every episode of Death Valley Days Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Death Valley Days Season 6!

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...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:Syndication

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"California Gold Rush in Reverse" is the best rated episode of "Death Valley Days" season 6. It scored 7.4/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/30/1957. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Camel Train".

  • California Gold Rush in Reverse
    7.4/1032 votes

    #1 - California Gold Rush in Reverse

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1957

    After gold is discovered in California, Lt. Beale endeavors to be the first to make it back east with a sample of the precious mineral. His travels involve escaping Mexican bandits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Camel Train
    7.9/1034 votes

    #2 - Camel Train

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1957

    Edward Beale is in charge of an unusual experiment of the US Army before the Civil War. Camels are imported to travel the vast distances of the desert southwest while the men must learn of animal's behavior and capabilities.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • California's First Schoolmarm
    7.5/1027 votes

    #3 - California's First Schoolmarm

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1957

    Among the first American settlers to California, Olive and Vicki organize a school when the men leave to fight Mexico. Without supplies the women improvise with charcoal and other daily items near the Santa Clara mission.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arsenic Springs
    7.4/1030 votes

    #4 - Arsenic Springs

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1957

    Bank manager Dan Crosby is accused of a gold theft and is almost lynched. But his girl Mary breaks him out from jail and Dan is able to get a confession from the real culprit by using the proximity of arsenic water to a thirsty man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fifty Years a Mystery
    8.3/1034 votes

    #5 - Fifty Years a Mystery

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1957

    Charlie Bates is a watchman in the mining town of Bodie and believes he has second sight. When a stagecoach robbery happens to miles away he's able to recount specific details. Many years later wife Edith provides the solution.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fifteen Paces to Fame
    7.7/1027 votes

    #6 - Fifteen Paces to Fame

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1957

    The days of Mark Twain as a newspaper editor in the Comstock mining area are portrayed. Highlighted are his reluctant involvement in a duel and how his friends help him out, setting him out on his fame as a humorist plus world renowned writer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Calico Dog
    7.9/1032 votes

    #7 - The Calico Dog

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1957

    Brothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog Colonel but when Dave leave Calico to work in Bismarck, their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon he's used to transport mail increasing the jealousy of Dave's girl Nancy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rough and Ready
    7.5/1033 votes

    #8 - Rough and Ready

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1957

    During the administration of president Zachary Taylor, the United States levied a tax on the mines in California. Outraged by this tax, and feeling it amounts to taxation without representation, miners in the small town of Rough and Ready, California, led by a prominent businessman named Bundage, decide to secede from the union and create the Republic of Rough and Ready with Bundage as president. The fact that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely' quickly becomes evident as Bundage becomes a dictator.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Bad Man
    7.4/1025 votes

    #9 - The Last Bad Man

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1957

    The beginnings of the Tiburcio Vasquez's entry into a life of crime is told beginning with his dislike of the Americanos. His prison escape and various exploits eventually lead to a bitter end in 1870's California.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greatest Scout of All
    7.2/1028 votes

    #10 - The Greatest Scout of All

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/1958

    Frank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assignments.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Empire of Youth
    7.5/1029 votes

    #11 - Empire of Youth

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1958

    Kentuckian William Coleman heads to California in 1849 to try his luck during the gold rush. But he soon discovers his talents lie elsewhere and makes several fortunes farming and mining borax. He also cleans up San Francisco as a vigilante.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wheel of Fortune
    8.2/1026 votes

    #12 - Wheel of Fortune

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1958

    The mining town of Camptonville, California is home to millwright Lester Pelton in the 1870's. With the aid of the Groves family sewing machine Lester devises a way to use hydraulic energy to revolutionize mining.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man on the Run
    7.3/1023 votes

    #13 - Man on the Run

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1958

    Billy Benson believes in the easy life and it doesn't involve marrying Annie Parker who would like that to happen. He relocates to Greenwater where as a bad typesetter he accidentally insults the good citizens. Annie must rescue him from his troubles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Birth of a Boom
    7.6/1026 votes

    #14 - Birth of a Boom

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/1958

    Mining has disappeared in 1900 Nevada but men like Jim Butler keep looking. He locates a major find in Tonopah, making his partners Johnny, Tasker and himself rich. But keeping claim jumpers at bay may need expert help like Wyatt Earp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Yankee Pirate
    7.6/1030 votes

    #15 - Yankee Pirate

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1958

    The Mexican ranchers of early 19th century California are set upon by notorious pirate Bouchard. The Ortega family fights back, capturing a shanghaied sailor Joe Chapman. A hard worker, he soon falls in love with the lovely Lupe Ortega.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ten in Texas
    7.9/1031 votes

    #16 - Ten in Texas

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/1958

    Colonel Campbell and his associate Blocker found the XIT ranch, one of the largest in Texas. But they are confounded by cattle rustlers like Johnny Santos and their inability to prove he's changing brands. A trial helps resolve the issue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Auto Intoxication
    8.2/1037 votes

    #17 - Auto Intoxication

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/1958

    Tildy and Porphyry Smith struggle living in the Mojave Desert. After years they sell a claim and Por heads to LA to bring the 1st car to the region. But he's been sold a hearse, leaving his neighbors laughing until they need help during a flood.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two-Gun Nan
    8.0/1034 votes

    #18 - Two-Gun Nan

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/1958

    Nancy Gable, a expert shooter, travels with husband Frank as part of Buffalo Bill's western show. She decides to set the record for a cross country on horseback and her ordeals during the 180 days are exciting but also dangerous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cockeyed Charlie Parkhurst
    8.3/1033 votes

    #19 - Cockeyed Charlie Parkhurst

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1958

    Charlie Parkhurst escapes a poorhouse, apprentices to a livery and becomes a horse expert. Hired by Wells Fargo in California, Charlie is one their most trusted drivers for decades. But a surprising secret is revealed in death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Amulet
    7.6/1028 votes

    #20 - The Great Amulet

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1958

    Bob Stevenson meets Fanny Osbourne, mother of two, while convalescing in France. They grow closer, marry and move to California for his health. Stories he created to entertain the children will be classics as written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Telescope Eye
    8.2/1029 votes

    #21 - The Telescope Eye

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/1958

    Deputy sheriff Wall Kennedy is better known for spinning tales then solving crimes. When John is arrested for a knife murder at a party his girl Holly stands by him. Wall, with only one eye, claims special insight into finding the actual killer.

    Director: Stuart E. McGowan

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of Suicide Gulch
    8.7/1024 votes

    #22 - The Mystery of Suicide Gulch

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/28/1958

    Colorado sheep rancher Ed Pratt sends his son Loren to market with a herd. Most die overnight in a meadow and the father blames the boy. Loren runs away, meeting wanted robber Haley. Toxic plant news plus an arrest assist improves matters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Rendezvous
    8.1/1031 votes

    #23 - The Big Rendezvous

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 4/5/1958

    Kit Carson heads to the yearly meet up of trappers and friendly Indians in 1825. It's a time to visit with friends plus tangle with enemies like the Frenchman Pierre. Kit meets a lovely Indian woman Waa-Nibe and considers making her his wife.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl Who Walked with a Giant
    7.9/1027 votes

    #24 - The Girl Who Walked with a Giant

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/12/1958

    The tumultuous political career of Sam Houston is recalled after marrying a younger Margaret Lea. Serving as leader of an independent Texas plus as governor and senator after it became a state, he relied heavily on his wife's support.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jerkline Jitters
    7.7/1026 votes

    #25 - Jerkline Jitters

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 1/4/1958

    Teamsters Lem and Brad, make what is usually an uneventful time hauling borax. But one trip they must contend with a crazed cook Chang, a Indian burning and Lem gambling away some of the mules. Brad just wants to wed Enid.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A