Death Valley Days

Season 4, Episode 17

Episode Title: Bill Bottle's Birthday

Air Date: 1956-04-27

Overview:

Bill sells his gold claim to a business syndicate for $100,000. Now loaded, he invites his long-lost relatives to town for an elaborate family reunion. All the arriving guests claim to be Bottles, but are really grifters hoping to get their hands on some of his fortune. The phonies learn a lesson from Bill who treats all of them as warmly as if they were legitimate family.