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The Romance of the Ranchos

35 episodes · 1941–1942 · CBS · Historical

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Stories of the great Spanish and Mexican ranchos of Southern California and the people who settled them, telling how each became a modern city. Heard on CBS's Pacific network.

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Episodes

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1941

• Rancho San Rafael September 7, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The first show: how Rancho San Rafael grew into modern Glendale.
• Rancho Santa Gertrudes September 14, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  How Rancho Santa Gertrudes became Santa Fe Springs and Downey.
• Rancho San Jose September 21, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The story of Rancho San Jose, today the city of Pomona.
• Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela October 1, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela, now Inglewood, Redondo Beach and neighboring towns. Howard Duff plays at least four parts.
• Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas October 8, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, today's Beverly Hills, and the determined widow who fought for it.
• Rancho San Pedro and Rancho Palos Verdes October 15, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes, and a long feud between two families.
• Rancho Paso de Bartolo Viejo October 22, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The rancho that became part of Whittier.
• Rancho Ex-Mission de San Fernando October 29, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The San Fernando mission lands, and the Battle of Cahuenga Pass with its strange casualty.
• Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos November 5, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  How two ranchos became the city of Long Beach.
• The Tale of Tiburcio Vasquez November 12, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The bandit Tiburcio Vasquez, who despised the Americanos.
• Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica November 19, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The rancho that became Santa Monica.
• The Newhall Region and Rancho del Valle November 26, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The Newhall region and the first discovery of gold in California.
• Rancho San Antonio December 3, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho San Antonio, today Bell, Huntington Park and other towns.
• Benjamin D. Wilson (Part 1) December 10, 1941 · CBS · 28 min
  Part one of the life of Benjamin D. Wilson, Los Angeles's first American mayor.
• Benjamin D. Wilson (Part 2) December 17, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  Benjamin Wilson's story concludes, with the American conquest of California.
• Christmas at Mission San Gabriel December 24, 1941 · CBS · 29 min
  The founding of Mission San Gabriel, and how Christmas was kept there.
• Rancho San Jose de Buenos Ayres December 31, 1941 · CBS · 28 min
  Rancho San Jose de Buenos Ayres, today's Westwood.

1942

• The Story of Joseph Chapman January 7, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  The first American settler in Southern California.
• Henry Dalton and the City of Azusa January 14, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  Henry Dalton and the city of Azusa.
• Jedediah Smith January 21, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  Jedediah Smith, the first man to reach California overland, who landed in jail for doing it.
• Rancho La Puente January 28, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho La Puente and its founders, William Workman and John Rowland.
• Santa Catalina and the Channel Islands February 4, 1942 · CBS · 30 min
  The early settlement of Santa Catalina and the Channel Islands.
• Hugo Reid February 11, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  Hugo Reid, a Scottish adventurer whose marriage to a Native woman caused a scandal in San Gabriel.
• Rancho La Ballona February 18, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho La Ballona, now Culver City, Venice and other towns.
• Juan Flaco Brown February 25, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  Juan Flaco Brown, who rode with Frémont and made one of the great horseback rides of all time, in vain.
• Phineas Banning March 8, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  Phineas Banning, father of Southern California transportation and founder of Wilmington.
• Rancho San Francisquito March 15, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  Rancho San Francisquito, site of El Monte, and the ranchers' battle with squatters.
• Mulholland and the Southland Water System March 22, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  William Mulholland and the water system that made Southern California.
• Joaquin Murrieta March 29, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  The career of the bandit Joaquin Murrieta.
• Rancho San Pasqual April 5, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  Rancho San Pasqual, the site of Pasadena and Altadena.
• Don Juan Temple April 12, 1942 · CBS · 27 min
  Don Juan Temple and his rancho where Long Beach stands today.
• Rancho La Brea April 19, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  Rancho La Brea and the fossils found in its tar pits.
• The Pueblo of Los Angeles April 26, 1942 · CBS · 29 min
  The history of the pueblo of Los Angeles.
• From Oxcart to Airliner May 3, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  California travel from oxcarts to airliners.
• The Carrillo Family May 10, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
  The Carrillo family of early California, including movie star Leo Carrillo. The last show of the season.