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"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
06.21.1959	trouble in north fork	+ "North Fork". Sponsored by: Mutual Of Omaha, A. T. and T., Ex Lax, Casite. Paladin protects the Me...
06.14.1959	bitter wine	+ "Bitter Wine". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Casite, Look Magazine. Paladin ste...
06.07.1959	roped	+ "Roped". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha. Dirk and Agnes, professional horse thiev...
05.31.1959	blind courage	+ "Blind Courage". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Look Magazine. Paladin is hired ...
05.24.1959	in an evil time	+ "In An Evil Time". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin is hired t...
05.17.1959	silver queen	+ "The Silver Queen". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Pepsi-Cola, Look Magazine. Mm...
05.10.1959	statue of san sebastian	+ "The Statue Of San Sebastian". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola. The mission of San Seba...
05.03.1959	gun shy	+ Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola, McCall's Magazine. Sing Wo's chess set has been stolen...
04.26.1959	the gunsmith	+ "The Gunsmith". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola, Lysol. Paladin goes to the defense of ...
04.19.1959	birds of a feather	+ "Birds Of A Feather". Paladin tries to settle a feud between two railroads in Pueblo, Colorado. Th...
04.12.1959	the colonel and the lady	+ "The Colonel and The Lady". Sponsored by: Pepsi-Cola, Lysol ("I Was A Teen-Age Germ"). Colonel Lat...
04.05.1959	maggie obannon	+ "Maggie O'Bannion". Paladin is made into a servant on the O'Bannion ranch while awaiting for the c...
03.29.1959	sense of justice	+ "Sense Of Justice". Andy is accused of murder and in jail. Paladin stands up to a lynch mob out to...
03.22.1959	five books of owen deaver	+ "The Five Books Of Owen Deaver". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Pepsi-Cola, Fram Filters, Rambler. O...
03.15.1959	death of a young gunfighter	+ "Death Of A Young Gunfighter". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Fram Filters, Kentucky Club Tobacco. J...
03.08.1959	the monster on moonridge	+ "The Monster Of Moon Ridge". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Rambler Ambassador. Paladin discovers th...
03.01.1959	heyboys revenge	+ "Hey Boy's Revenge". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, McCall's Magazine. Hey Boy has left the h...
02.22.1959	winchester quarantine	+ "Winchester Quarantine". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, Rambler. Joe Whitehorse, a mission In...
02.15.1959	return of dr thackeray	+ "The Return Of Dr. Thackeray". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol. Dr. Phyllis Thackeray is trying...
02.08.1959	killers widow	+ "Killer's Widow". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, Rambler Ambassador. The loot from a bank rob...
02.01.1959	matter of ethics	+ "A Matter Of Ethics". A killer hires Paladin to keep himself from being lynched until he can stand...
01.25.1959	the teacher	+ "The Teacher". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Rambler American. A school teacher insists on teaching...
01.18.1959	three bells to perdido	+ "Three Bells To Perdido". Paladin is hired to ride into "Perdido" and bring back Dave Enderby...al...
01.11.1959	british courage	+ "The Englishman". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. James Brunswick, the ninth Earl of Aylesbury, is de...
01.04.1959	helen of abajinian	+ "Helen Of Abajinian". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. An Irish cowboy and an Armenian girl are to be ...

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"Have Gun Will Travel" seems to have all of it's two seasons existing.

Steve

I'm a huge fan of John Dehner. Great actor.

Ifbert

This CBS western starred John Dehner as Paladin, a soldier of fortune, western knight errant, gunfighter. This program began on TV (1957-1963) with Richard Boone as Paladin. It was broadcast on radio (1958-1960). I love radio, but for this series, I enjoyed the TV show much more. (check out our COMPLETE TV SERIES of this program on DVD in our OTV catalog)

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