Ronnie Hosting "Death Valley Days"

Yesterday, I was channel surfing my television.

I came across a classic television channel on Roku. I clicked on it and an episode of Death Valley Days appeared. It was hosted by Ronald Reagan.

This was just before he ran for California governor in 1966 and, eventually, won against incumbent Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Sr.

I took a photo of the television screen of Reagan. 

I don't remember watching Death Valley Days during Reagan's hosting stint. I do remember watching when the show was hosted by "The Old Ranger" Stanley Andrews.

Here it is below: 

"Death Valley Days" Episode Featuring Clint Eastwood & Stanley Andrews

Above, Stanley Andrews as "The Old Ranger" on Death Valley Days.

It is sometimes surprising while looking at old television shows that things are discovered.

Back in the late 1950s to early 1960s, my family used to watch Death Valley Days, an anthology show featuring true stories of the Old West, especially near Death Valley, California.

The host of the shows, The Old Ranger, was played by Stanley Andrews. Andrews was the sheriff in Superman and the Mole Men (1951). I vaguely remembered The Old Ranger and I was surprised that he was played by Andrews when I saw an episode last night. I never made the connection between him and Superman. It had been around 50+ years since I last saw any episodes featuring The Old Ranger. He also appeared in "The Ghost Wolf" episode of the Adventures of Superman (1951) as Sam Garvin.

After Andrews retired as host of Death Valley Days, hosting chores were picked up by John Payne, Ronald Reagan and others.

Here is an episode featuring Stanley Andrews as The Old Ranger from 1956. A young Clint Eastwood is in this episode, "The Last Letter."