Prime VideoDeath Valley Days (1952)
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Rating: 6.9
Overview
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 in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945 and continued from 1952 to 1970 as a syndicated television series, with reruns continuing through August 1, 1975. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and hosted by Stanley Andrews, Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. With the passing of Dale Robertson in 2013, all the former Death Valley Days hosts are now deceased.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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 in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945 and continued from 1952 to 1970 as a syndicated television series, with reruns continuing through August 1, 1975. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and hosted by Stanley Andrews, Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. With the passing of Dale Robertson in 2013, all the former Death Valley Days hosts are now deceased.
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The series' consistent emphasis on individual self-reliance, perseverance, and the pioneering spirit in overcoming the challenges of the Old West aligns its dominant themes with conservative values, leading to a right-leaning bias.
The series 'Death Valley Days', a Western anthology from the mid-20th century, features traditional casting practices typical of its era, predominantly showcasing white characters without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narratives generally present traditional identities in a neutral or positive light, with no central or explicit DEI critiques.
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As a typical 1950s Western anthology series, 'Death Valley Days' likely portrays Christianity as a foundational element of frontier communities, often associated with moral guidance, community building, and personal redemption. While individual characters might exhibit flaws, the overarching narrative would generally affirm the positive societal and personal impact of Christian values.
The anthology series 'Death Valley Days', which dramatizes stories from the American Old West, does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focus remains on historical events and figures without incorporating queer identities or experiences, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an anthology series from the 1950s, "Death Valley Days" dramatized various historical events and legends of the American West. There is no evidence or historical record to suggest that the show intentionally or unintentionally altered the gender of any canonically, historically, or widely established characters from its source material.
Death Valley Days is an anthology series from the 1950s, often dramatizing historical events. There is no widely documented or known instance of a character, canonically or historically established as one race, being portrayed on screen as a different race within the show's episodes.
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6.9
Viewer Rating
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7.5
6.4
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