"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.13.1959 | out of evil |
+ "Out Of Evil". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Paladin has been hired by wealthy Mr. Tarp... | |
| 12.06.1959 | mistaken identity |
+ "Bitter Vengeance". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. P... | |
| 11.29.1959 | bitter vengeance |
+ "Bitter Vengeance". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. P... | |
| 11.22.1959 | fair fugitive |
+ "Fair Fugitive". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Paladin agrees to transpor... | |
| 11.15.1959 | landfall |
+ "Landfall". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. Paladin t... | |
| 11.08.1959 | assignement in stones crossing |
+ "Assignment In Stone's Crossing". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Paladin t... | |
| 11.01.1959 | wedding day |
+ "Wedding Day". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Fitch Shampoo, Ex Lax, Winston. An old friend o... | |
| 10.25.1959 | when in rome |
+ "When In Rome". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Camels. Paladin shoots and kills "The Profess... | |
| 10.18.1959 | brother lost |
+ "Brother Lost". Sponsored by: Columbia Stereo Phonographs, Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Watchmakers Of. ... | |
| 10.11.1959 | stopover in tombstone |
+ "Stopover In Tombstone". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Watchmakers Of Switzerland (vacation... | |
| 10.04.1959 | the contessa |
+ "Contessa Marie Desmoulins". Sponsored by: Columbia Stereophonic phonographs, Ex-Lax, Camels. The ... | |
| 09.27.1959 | like father |
+ "Like Father". Sponsored by: Winston. Klell Thomas has been accused of murder in Yreka. Paladin is... | |
| 09.20.1959 | stardust |
+ "Stardust". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax, Look Magazine. Lola Blackwood, a ... | |
| 09.13.1959 | treasure hunt |
+ "Treasure Hunt". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax. Paladin and a fourteen-year-... | |
| 09.06.1959 | all that glitters |
+ "All That Glitters". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax, Casite. Paladin is hired... | |
| 08.30.1959 | love birds |
+ "Love-Bird". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite. Holly Bannon, a thoroughly rotte... | |
| 08.23.1959 | bonanza |
+ "Bonanza". Samuel Curry hires Paladin to rid his silver mine of ghosts! See cat. #46815 for a qual... | |
| 08.16.1959 | the lady |
+ "The Lady". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax, Casite. The Honorable Diane Coult... | |
| 08.09.1959 | finn alley |
+ "Finn Alley". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite. Miss Wong has been kidnapped. P... | |
| 08.02.1959 | high wire |
+ "High Wire". Paladin goes to Salamander Springs to persuade a girl to leave her acrobatic boyfrien... | |
| 07.26.1959 | the wager |
+ "The Wager". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite, Guardian Maintenance Service. Pa... | |
| 07.19.1959 | deliver the body |
+ "Deliver The Body". Ben Tyler has been accused of murdering the sheriff. Paladin is anxious to lea... | |
| 07.12.1959 | young gun |
+ "Young Gun". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Casite, Guardian Maintenance Service. A gun-fighter tu... | |
| 07.05.1959 | comanche |
+ "Comanche". Paladin rides to Montana territory to persuade a young deserter from the 7th Cavalry t... | |
| 06.28.1959 | homecoming |
+ "Homecoming". Ed Stacey, a man wrongly jailed for two years, returns home and is pushed a bit too ... |
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