"If the girl who's being held prisoner
has been harmed in any way, I'll flip a
coin to see which one of you I gun down first."
Have Gun Will Travel got it's start on television on September 1957 and ran until 1963. The radio show debuted November 1958, over a year after the television show. In the beginning, the radio show scripts were adapted from the TV show, staying in sync with the episode that aired on TV that week. Later on, the show started airing original scripts.
Stories revolved around gun-for-hire with principles, Paladin (his real name was never revealed). Though Paladin, played on the radio by John Dehner, preferred to try to work out problems without violence if possible, he worked for people who he felt were wronged and could pay. Occasionally, if he felt people who couldn't pay were in a really hard situation with bad guys, he worked for free. If, during the course of his work, he discovered his employer turned out to be shady, Paladin would turn on his employer.
Have Gun Will Travel was a Western Adventure radio show that started on ABC on November 1958, just a year after its television version aired. At first, the scripts for the radio show were derived from that of the television show, making the episodes in sync with one another. Later, though, the radio started making scripts on its own.
The story is about gun-for-hires, with the main character being Paladin played by John Denner. Despite the nature of the job, Paladin is in fact a principle man, as he prefer solving problems in a peaceful manner, if at all possible. He usually works for people who he believed were wronged. Although it is important that his client could pay, he also works for free for those who can’t pay.
The radio show was on-air until 1960, while the television show lasted until 1963.
For more great Western Adventure, see also Frontier Gentleman, Six Shooter, and Gunsmoke.
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Please enjoy these 106 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.27.1960 | the inheritance |
+ "From Here To Boston". Sponsored by: Commander Cigarettes. The last show of the series. Paladin in... | |
| 11.20.1960 | martha neil |
+ "Martha Nell". Sponsored by: Commanders, Sylvania Flash Bulbs. Paladin travels to Greenwood to sol... | |
| 11.13.1960 | the map |
+ "The Map". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills. Paladin is hired by the army to recover a $90,000 payroll b... | |
| 11.06.1960 | the odds |
+ "The Odds". Out in Nebraska, Paladin meets young Jim Buford, who's tired of farm life and is look... | |
| 10.30.1960 | oil |
+ "Oil". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Sylvania Flash Bulbs, Winston. Paladin is hired to supervise th... | |
| 10.23.1960 | billy boggs |
+ "Stardust". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Doan's Pills. Lola Blackwood, an actress, has telegraphed Paladi... | |
| 10.16.1960 | lola blackwood |
+ "Hell Knows No Fury". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin's old friend Billy Boggs needs pro... | |
| 10.09.1960 | skeeter hickshaw and sam crow |
+ "Sam Crow". The life of Sam Crow, avian companion of Skeeter Hickshaw, is threatened. See cat. #46... | |
| 10.02.1960 | talika the snoop |
+ "Talika". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Doan's Pills. Paladin is asked to help Amos R. Leland Jr., an army... | |
| 09.25.1960 | bringing up ollie |
+ "Bringing Up Ollie". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin visits Ollie and Cora in Colorado, ... | |
| 09.18.1960 | nellie watsons boy |
+ "Nellie Watson's Boy". The son of Nellie Watson asks Paladin's help with his step-father, with who... | |
| 09.11.1960 | troublemakers |
+ "Deadline". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Pepsi-Cola, Guardian Maintenance Service. Paladin becomes a rail... | |
| 09.04.1960 | a new star eat crow |
+ "Eat Crow". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service. Paladin helps Adam F... | |
| 08.28.1960 | for the birds |
+ "For The Birds". Paladin undertakes to deliver an exotic pair of pea-fowl across the entire countr... | |
| 08.21.1960 | bounty hunter aka the warrant |
+ "The Warrant". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Palad... | |
| 08.14.1960 | extended viva |
+ "Extended Viva". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin and his I... | |
| 08.07.1960 | viva |
+ "Viva". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Part one of a two pa... | |
| 07.31.1960 | my son must die |
+ "My Son Must Die". Paladin and Hey Boy go fishing and catch a damsel in distress. See cat. #46779 ... | |
| 07.24.1960 | delta queen |
+ "Way For The Delta Queen". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. P... | |
| 07.17.1960 | little guns |
+ "Little Guns". Sponsored by: No Doz, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin travels to ... | |
| 07.10.1960 | five days to yuma |
+ "Five Days to Yuma". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, A. T. and T. Long Distance, Doan's Pills, Pepsi Cola. P... | |
| 07.03.1960 | dad blamed luck |
+ "Dad-Blamed Luck". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, A. T. and T. Long Distance, Guardian Maintenance, Pepsi. ... | |
| 06.26.1960 | doctor from vienna |
+ "Doctor From Vienna". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin has suspicio... | |
| 06.19.1960 | too too solid town |
+ "The Too, Too Solid Town". Sponsored by: French's Worcestershire Sauce, Guardian Maintenance Servi... | |
| 06.12.1960 | search for wylie dawson |
+ "Search For Wylie Dawson". Sponsored by: Camels, Doan's Pills, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin tries t... |
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