"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06.05.1960 | apache concerto |
+ "Apache Concerto". Sponsored by: Camels, Pepsi Cola. Paladin is sent to return a harmonium salesma... | |
| 05.29.1960 | dusty and his uncle muncie |
+ "Lucky Penny". The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold again...and Paladin smell... | |
| 05.22.1960 | the lucky penny mine |
+ "Lucky Penny". Sponsored by: Camels. The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold aga... | |
| 05.15.1960 | lina countrymen |
+ "Lena Countryman". Lena Countryman, a schoolteacher, is going to be killed by Dutch Talbot because... | |
| 05.08.1960 | pat murphy |
+ "Pat Murphy". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels. Paladin sets out to take a doctor away from a bounty h... | |
| 05.01.1960 | dressed to kill |
+ "Dressed To Kill". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Camels, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin delivers a rail... | |
| 04.24.1960 | irish luck |
+ "Irish Luck". Paladin makes friends with an Irishman named O'Bannon on St. Patrick's Day. Shortly ... | |
| 04.17.1960 | gun in the back marriage |
+ "Prunella's Fella". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Winston, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Mr. Denton hires Pala... | |
| 04.10.1960 | so true mr barnum |
+ "So True, Mr. Barnum". Sponsored by: Winston, Doan's Pills. Hey Boy and the Celestial Dragon Socie... | |
| 04.03.1960 | shanghai is a verb |
+ "Shanghai Is A Verb". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Winston, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Hey Boy has disappe... | |
| 03.27.1960 | they told me you were dead |
+ "They Told Me You Were Dead". Ellen Stoneham, Paladin's love during the war, calls him to ask for ... | |
| 03.20.1960 | caesars wife |
+ "Caesar's Wife". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Winston, Fitch Shampoo, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Jeremiah ("The ... | |
| 03.13.1960 | montana vendetta |
+ "Montana Vendetta". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Winston, Fitch's Shampoo, Fritos, Super 60 hearing Glass... | |
| 03.06.1960 | somebody out there hates me |
+ "Somebody Out There Hates Me". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Te... | |
| 02.28.1960 | doll house in diamond spring |
+ "The Dollhouse In Diamond Springs". Paladin is hired to get back the $20,000 taken during the Diam... | |
| 02.21.1960 | that was no lady |
+ "That Was No Lady". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Pepsi Cola. Paladin trav... | |
| 02.14.1960 | bring him back alive |
+ "Bring Him Back Alive". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Doan's Pills. Paladi... | |
| 02.07.1960 | the boss |
+ "The Boss". Sponsored by: Dristan, Camels, Fitch's Shampoo, Pepsi-Cola. A visit to Alder Bend, Col... | |
| 01.31.1960 | bad bert |
+ "Bad Bert". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, French's Worcester Sauce. The se... | |
| 01.24.1960 | nataemhon |
+ "Nataemon". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. The search for Dr. Amos Bradbury... | |
| 01.17.1960 | french leave |
+ "French Leave". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex-Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. A French policeman hires Pal... | |
| 01.10.1960 | the lonely one |
+ "The Lonely One". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Court Newman, an old army ... | |
| 01.03.1960 | return engagement |
+ "Return Engagement". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Winston. Paladin is hired to protect a ... | |
| 12.27.1959 | about face |
+ "About Face". Sponsored by: Winston. Hey Boy is about to be married to a girl in China...his fianc... | |
| 12.20.1959 | ranch carnival |
+ "Ranse Carnival". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Ranse Carnival has broken out of jail, ... |
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