Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
Cast: Richard Boone
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39 episodes
1. Three Bells to PerdidoNew Mexico rancher Jesse Reade hires Paladin for $1,000 to bring back outlaw Dave Enderly, who has run off to Perdido, Mexico with Reade's daughter Nancy.TV-GCC26minSep 14, 1957
2. The OutlawManfred Holt breaks out of jail, killing two deputies. Is he on his way to kill the banker who testified against him, or to see his family for the last time? The banker hires Paladin.TV-GCC26minSep 21, 1957
3. The Great Mojave ChaseA sportsman sponsors a contest, betting that no one can elude his posse in the Mojave Desert. When Paladin shows up riding a camel, the man decides that the only way he can still win is to get rid of Paladin.TV-GCC26minSep 28, 1957
4. Winchester QuarantineAt a stagecoach stop, Paladin sees a peaceful Cherokee rancher being beaten by white men who think his cattle are spreading a sickness. Paladin offers his help.TV-GCC26minOct 5, 1957
5. A Matter of EthicsAn accused murderer who fears that he will be lynched before he can be returned to Bender, Wyoming, for trial, hires Paladin to make sure he gets there alive.TV-GCC26minOct 12, 1957
6. The BrideWhen a mail-order bride from Philadelphia gets off the stagecoach in the middle of nowhere, Paladin decides to stay with her to make sure that she is safe.TV-GCC26minOct 19, 1957
7. Strange VendettaPaladin's new friend, stabbed by an assassin, makes a dying request to have his body taken back home to his hacienda in Mexico.TV-GCC26minOct 26, 1957
8. High WireA hobo who was once a circus performer bets a gambler that he can walk across the saloon on a tightrope. When Paladin sees that the gambler intends to cheat, he decides to help even the odds.TV-GCC26minNov 2, 1957
9. Show of ForceAfter winning a batch of old rifles in a poker game, Paladin finds himself involved in a range war.TV-GCC26minNov 9, 1957
10. The Long NightA wealthy cattleman holds Paladin and two other men hostage. They will all die at dawn unless one of them admits to the murder of the rancher's wife.TV-GCC26minNov 16, 1957
11. The Colonel and the LadyA retired colonel sends Paladin to a Nevada mining town to find out what happened to a former saloon girl.TV-GCC26minNov 23, 1957
12. No VisitorsWhen Paladin finds a woman and her apparently typhoid-afflicted child abandoned by a wagonmaster, he enlists the aid of a female doctor from a nearby town, but a religious fanatic then tries to bar them from entry.TV-GCC26minNov 30, 1957
13. The EnglishmanPaladin escorts an Englishman to his female cousin's ranch they have inherited in Montana, but finds that an embittered trader is plotting against them.TV-GCC26minDec 7, 1957
14. The Yuma TreasureAccompanying a cavalry major on a mission to prevent a war by negotiating a treaty with an elusive Apache chief, Paladin must deal with soldiers who have caught gold fever.TV-GCC26minDec 14, 1957
15. The Hanging CrossOn Christmas eve, an embittered rancher wants revenge on Pawnee Indians who he thinks kidnapped his son several years before.TV-GCC26minDec 21, 1957
16. Helen of AbajinianAn Armenian winemaker hires Paladin to find his runaway daughter and break up her ill-considered romance with a cowhand.TV-GCCDec 28, 1957
17. Ella WestThe promoter of a wild west show asks Paladin for help taming down a very wild and famous female sharpshooter and show her how to act like a lady.TV-GCCJan 4, 1958
18. The Reasonable ManA rancher having a dispute with his foster son hires Paladin to keep one of them from killing the other in a duel.TV-GCCJan 11, 1958
19. The High-GradersWhen his tailor is killed in an accident at a supposedly worthless gold mine, Paladin discovers that the man was murdered and his heirs are being swindled.TV-GCCJan 18, 1958
20. The Last LaughA rancher blames Paladin when a practical joke goes awry and his wife is crippled in a riding accident.TV-GCC30minJan 25, 1958
21. The BostonianPaladin protects a new landowner from Boston, who is having an escalating feud with an established cattle rancher.TV-GCC30minFeb 2, 1958
22. The SingerA cowboy seeks help for his former girlfriend, a dancehall singer, who he says was forced into marriage and is now being held prisoner.TV-GCC30minFeb 8, 1958
23. Bitter WinePaladin is hired to stop a vineyard from being ruined by seepage from an adjacent oil well.TV-GCC30minFeb 15, 1958
24. Girl from PiccadillyLearning of his son's death, a rich man hires Paladin to locate the daughter-in-law he's never met, but Paladin finds two women both claiming to be her.TV-GCC30minFeb 22, 1958
25. The O'Hare StoryHired to prevent the construction of a dam that would imperil a town's water supply, Paladin finds that he sympathizes more with the Irish engineer who's trying to build it.TV-GCC30minMar 1, 1958
26. Birds of a FeatherPaladin must contend with other gunfighters as he tries to settle a right-of-way dispute between two railroads in a Colorado town that will die if they go elsewhere.TV-GCC30minMar 8, 1958
27. The TeacherPaladin defends a schoolmistress who's being theatened for teaching about war crimes that took place during the Civil War.TV-GCC30minMar 15, 1958
28. Killer's WidowAfter having killed a bank robber, Paladin is accused of having taken the stolen money. He visits the dead man's widow and tries to make amends.TV-GCC30minMar 22, 1958
29. Gun ShyTrying to locate the thieves who stole a jade chess set, Paladin ends up in a small Montana town where he becomes involved in a romance with a landlady's daughter.TV-GCC30minMar 29, 1958
30. The Prizefight StoryWhen Paladin goes to a mining town to promote a prizefight, his boxer is arrested and he ends up having to take the man's place in the ring -- against the Welsh champion.TV-GCC30minApr 5, 1958
31. Hey Boy's RevengeWhen Hey Boy's brother is killed for protesting the working conditions on a Chinese railroad gang in Utah, Paladin must get the boy out of jail and bring the killer to justice.TV-GCCApr 12, 1958
32. The Five Books of Owen DeaverPaladin comes to the aid of a young sheriff from the East whose attempts to keep law and order are particularly unsuitable for a cowboy town in Wyoming.TV-GCC30minApr 26, 1958
33. The Silver QueenLonely Leadhead Kane dies and leaves his half of a mine to an actress. Kane's partner wants to challenge the will. Someone wants to make sure Paladin never gets the woman to the courtroom.TV-GCC30minMay 3, 1958
34. Three SonsNewlyweds with no place to stay end up in Paladin's suite. He learns that the groom's half-brothers are threatening to kill their father. Paladin goes to warn the father.TV-GCC30minMay 10, 1958
35. The Return of Dr. ThackerayDr. Phyllis Thackeray diagnoses the cook at the Barton Ranch with smallpox. All the cowhands may be infected and need to be vaccinated. Dr. Thackeray sends for the one man she thinks can help.TV-GCC30minMay 17, 1958
36. 24 Hours at North ForkWhen a blight kills all the crops except for one farmer's, Paladin must protect him from a greedy storekeeper who wants his farm and his hired gun who has a personal grudge against Paladin.TV-GCC30minMay 24, 1958
37. Silver ConvoyPaladin is hired to find James Becker. He trails him to Monterey and discovers he has been arrested and is sentenced to work in a silver mine. Paladin finds that Becker has died in a cave-in or so he is told. The owner of the mine hires Paladin to guard a silver convoy, but first Paladin wants to find out a little more about the mine.TV-GCC30minMay 31, 1958
38. Deliver the BodyPaladin is hired to bring in the killer of the sheriff in a Nevada town. He brings him in but has some doubts about his guilt and decides to hang around for the trial.TV-GCC30minJun 7, 1958
39. The Statue of San SebastianPaladin agrees to capture an outlaw in return for a statue belonging to the local mission.TV-GCC30minJun 14, 1958
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I don't think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it.
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Sam Rolfe, Herb Meadow
- Cast
- Richard Boone
- Studio
- Filmaster Productions, CBS
