The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup

March 18, 1965

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Death Valley Days - S13 - E21

The aging and ailing sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada gets a big assist from his deputy in the county's fight with the Central Pacific railroad over payment of back taxes.

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Death Valley Days: Season 13 - 26 Episode s

13x1 - Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll
October 1, 1964
When an army convoy Is threatened by Indian attack, a young soldier played by a young Tom Skerritt volunteers to get help from a nearby fort.
13x2 - The Lucky Cow
October 1, 1964
A scheming Indian chief sells cows to unsuspecting settlers, steals them, only to sell them back to the same unsuspecting settlers.
13x3 - Big John and the Rainmaker
October 1, 1964
A charlatan traveling rainmaker gets hired during a long drought, sparking conflict between rival local governments.
13x4 - From the Earth, a Heritage
October 8, 1964
A rival trapper is dogged in his pursuit to purchase Joe Meek's beautiful Indian wife from him, but he'll have none of it.
13x5 - The Other White Man
October 8, 1964
Scipio Gaines is an escaped slave who has been living among the Indians for years. When a government official shows up Scipio is prepared to giving up his freedom, not knowing much has changed in the ensuing years.
13x6 - The Hero of Fort Halleck
October 9, 1964
Jim Campbell has a rival in Lt. Harper for pretty newcomer Elsie's affections. He and his friends pretend to be rogue warriors to frighten the cavalryman but create a problem between the soldiers and Indians. It takes all of Jim's ingenuity to fix the situation.
13x7 - The Left Hand Is Damned
October 29, 1964
A kindhearted barroom singer nurses a gunfighter back to health.
13x8 - There Was Another Dalton Brother
December 10, 1964
Newly appointed Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton takes his job seriously. However he must choose between duty and love when the father of his girl becomes the prime suspect in a missing persons case.
13x9 - Tribute to the Dog
December 24, 1964
This is about real life attorney George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830 - August 9, 1904) who was also later a U.S. Congressman from Missouri. The story is about a man who is sued by a boy for shooting his dog named Old Drum on October 18, 1869. Vest's, "a man's best friend" closing arguments from the trial became more famous than Vest himself. Starring future Governor of California and President of The U.S. Ronald Reagan as George Graham Vest.
13x10 - The ,000 Wager
December 24, 1964
California Governor Leland Stanford bets an enormous amount of money in trying to prove a point about horse racing. He needs photographer Eadward Muybridge to get the proof he needs to win the wager.
13x11 - A Bargain Is for Keeping
December 30, 1964
Andy Carter collects items cast off from wagon trains and then sales them. Mary Ann recognizes a family heirloom and demands it back but Andy insists she work for it's value. Left together they find they have more in common than not.
13x12 - Peter the Hunter
December 31, 1964
A hunter and his daughters save an Easterner.
13x13 - Paid in Full
January 1, 1965
Colonel Hunter, a former Confederate officer returns to Texas to call on Kathy McLennan, the wife of a dead soldier who had been killed while serving under him during the Civil War. He discovers that the widow and other ranchers in the valley had been cheated by a wealthy cattle baron who gave them legally unclaimable IOUs in when purchasing their stock. Hunter tries to reason with the cattle baron, but when this fails devises a tactic to recover the money stolen from them.
13x14 - A Bell for Volcano
January 11, 1965
A town drunk and a businessman from a small town make a trip to San Francisco to buy a bell for the new Church In Volcano, California. While on the way back the businessman gets sick in Sacramento and the drunk is supposed to take the bell alone to Volcano but hatches a plan to steal it and go back to Frisco and sell it. Along the way a bandito tries to rob him and steal the bell, but the bandito who was going to kill the drunk, realizes who the bell is for, and allows the drunk to go on his way as the Preacher was kind to him. This makes the drunk change his ways and...
13x15 - The Trouble with Taxes
January 14, 1965
Jeb Slade talks his brother Billy into helping him rob Aaron Winters, who is wealthy from his borax findings. They fail and while Aaron escorts Billy to the authorities, he learns the type of character the young man has.
13x16 - The Race at Cherry Creek
January 20, 1965
Two editors compete to give Denver it's first newspaper.
13x17 - Death in the Desert
March 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.
13x18 - Raid on the San Francisco Mint
March 10, 1965
Billy Ralston is a fast talking banker who cannot cover his customer's assets. He comes up with a scheme involving the mint to solve his problem yet remain out of jail.
13x19 - Magic Locket
March 17, 1965
Librarian and part-time poet Ina Coolbrith takes precocious but intelligent young street waif Dorita under her wing. As their relationship grows Ina finds that a locket means more to her fulfillment than any literary renown.
13x20 - The Battle of San Francisco Bay
March 18, 1965
After a mob takes control of the docks of San Francisco, Captain David Farragut formulates a plan to enable the Navy to regain control.
13x21 - The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup
March 18, 1965
The aging and ailing sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada gets a big assist from his deputy in the county's fight with the Central Pacific railroad over payment of back taxes.
13x22 - No Gun Behind His Badge
March 25, 1965
The new sheriff of Abilene, "Bear River" Smith, tries to uphold the law in the wild town without carrying a sidearm -- with mixed results.
13x23 - Fighting Sky Pilot
March 25, 1965
Reverend Ben Darniell believes he should practice what he preaches, and he refuses to resort to violence in the face of opposition. But he finds a minister in Carson City must be prepared to fight for those who cannot defend themselves.
13x24 - The Journey
March 29, 1965
Two cavalry officers have very different attitudes about the treatment of their Indian prisoners. A showdown occurs after an escape.
13x25 - Kate Melville and the Law
April 4, 1965
A new judge and a recently-appointed woman sheriff have conflict over the concepts of judicial fairness versus frontier justice.
13x26 - Birthright
May 6, 1965
The town of Rough And Ready, California declares succession from the United States -- with unintended and undesirable consequences.

13x1 - Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll

13x2 - The Lucky Cow

13x3 - Big John and the Rainmaker

13x4 - From the Earth, a Heritage

13x5 - The Other White Man

13x6 - The Hero of Fort Halleck

13x7 - The Left Hand Is Damned

13x8 - There Was Another Dalton Brother

13x9 - Tribute to the Dog

13x10 - The ,000 Wager

13x11 - A Bargain Is for Keeping

13x12 - Peter the Hunter

13x13 - Paid in Full

13x14 - A Bell for Volcano

13x15 - The Trouble with Taxes

13x16 - The Race at Cherry Creek

13x17 - Death in the Desert

13x18 - Raid on the San Francisco Mint

13x19 - Magic Locket

13x20 - The Battle of San Francisco Bay

13x21 - The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup

13x22 - No Gun Behind His Badge

13x23 - Fighting Sky Pilot

13x24 - The Journey

13x25 - Kate Melville and the Law

13x26 - Birthright

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S4: Season 4

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S16: Season 16

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