6.3/1040 votesLoading...#1 - Lola Montez
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/4/1955
The tumultuous life of Lola Montez, born Eliza Gilbert, is portrayed. The dancer and adventuress becomes the toast of two continents, brings down Bavaria's King, owns a bear and goes through several fortunes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1059 votesLoading...#2 - The Little Bullfrog Nugget
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1952
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1042 votesLoading...#3 - A City Is Born
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/1965
A crew of mine developers ingeniously race against time to make it from Arizona to San Diego in time for an important meeting with bankers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1033 votesLoading...
#4 - The Fastest Nun in the West
Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1966
A nun stands up for law and justice for a killer, despite heavy sentiment for a more expeditious brand of frontier justice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1027 votesLoading...
#5 - A Sense of Justice
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1966
A young Roy Bean rides into 1850's San Diego to visit his brother. Bad blood quickly develops between him and a local with Roy arrested for wounding the man. But is it justice for him to spend ten years in prison?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1041 votesLoading...#6 - The Saint's Portrait
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1954
A drought in Pueblo Indian country has bypassed a branch headed by Miguel due to a painting of St. Joseph. The Laguna tribe headed by Felipe borrows it but then refuses to return it after receiving rain, causing conflict.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1035 votesLoading...#7 - Pat Garrett's Side of It
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/1956
The last days of notorious outlaw Billy the Kid is told from the viewpoint of Pat Garrett. Vowing to take on Billy after elected sheriff, Pat first dramatically captures Billy who escapes forcing an ultimate showdown.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1068 votesLoading...#8 - Little Washington
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1953
The tale of a society belle of Washington, D.C. who is transplanted to Carson City, Nevada, then known as "Little Washington".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1032 votesLoading...#9 - The Longest Beard in the World
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 6/1/1956
Mining camp lawyer Barnaby Taylor is asked to run for Congress and he standouts with his 4 foot beard. His fiance Frances wants him clean shaven but his advisers tell him his whiskers will get him elected. Barnaby has a dilemma.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan
Writer: Ruth Woodman
- 7.0/1024 votesLoading...
#10 - The Salt War
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1961
The Salt War erupts when a rancher decides to sell salt that used to be free.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1030 votesLoading...
#11 - Tall Heart, Short Temper
Season 16 Episode 26 - Aired 5/17/1968
Pike has a terrible temper and his fiance Angela breaks off the engagement after too many altercations with the townspeople. He heads off with his partner to trap, vowing to stay calm to win her back but an encounter with Indians changes things.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1024 votesLoading...
#12 - 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
- 7.0/1022 votesLoading...
#13 - 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
7.1/1074 votesLoading...#14 - Sego Lilies
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/28/1953
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1031 votesLoading...#15 - The Rose of Rhyolite
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/1956
Three good friends Andy, Cliff and Barney work for the telegraph company in the desert mining region. The arrival of pretty dancer Rose in Rhyolite has the men competing for her affection. A flash flood changes their fortunes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1034 votesLoading...#16 - The Luck of the Irish
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/25/1957
Dr. Edward Wilson attempts to curb an epidemic in a Paiute village.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1030 votesLoading...#17 - Ship of No Return
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1958
British sailor Edward falls in love with Manuela Cortez against her father's wishes. Banished from colonial California he becomes a pearl diver with the help of native Kiori. A ferocious storm changes the fortunes of all.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1033 votesLoading...#18 - Sailor on a Horse
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1958
A US Navy officer is assigned to chart the Missouri River, but he runs into some unexpected hostility from a bull-headed army officer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1033 votesLoading...
#19 - The Last Stagecoach Robbery
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/1964
Pearl talks her boyfriend into robbing the stage coach that travels between Globe and Florence, Arizona.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1033 votesLoading...
#20 - Death in the Desert
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 3/10/1965
The Paiute tribe have their own traditions concerning justice but when there is a killing, the white settlers want the guilty punished by their system.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1027 votesLoading...
#21 - 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
7.2/1047 votesLoading...#22 - The Chivaree
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/1953
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1035 votesLoading...#23 - The Valencia Cake
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1955
A wealthy land owning family sees their fortune diminished as the propery is taken by newer arrivals to the territory. The inability to find the original grant lasts decades until a cake is made for dessert.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1028 votesLoading...#24 - Lady Engineer
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/1957
Mary Granger earns an engineering degree but finds it difficult to break into what's considered a male profession. She heads west hoping to tind it easier but encounters the same opposition until she proves herself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1028 votesLoading...#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Death Valley Days
Every episode of Death Valley Days ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Death Valley Days!
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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Lola Montez" is the worst rated episode of "Death Valley Days". It scored 6.3/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/1955. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Little Bullfrog Nugget".