"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.01.1960 | dressed to kill |
+ "Dressed To Kill". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Camels, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin delivers a rail... | |
| 05.29.1960 | dusty and his uncle muncie |
+ "Lucky Penny". The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold again...and Paladin smell... | |
| 12.07.1958 | ella west |
+ "Ella West". Sponsored by: Kent. Paladin travels to Abilene to help his friend Tom Carter make a l... | |
| 08.14.1960 | extended viva |
+ "Extended Viva". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin and his I... | |
| 11.22.1959 | fair fugitive |
+ "Fair Fugitive". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Paladin agrees to transpor... | |
| 08.09.1959 | finn alley |
+ "Finn Alley". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite. Miss Wong has been kidnapped. P... | |
| 03.22.1959 | five books of owen deaver |
+ "The Five Books Of Owen Deaver". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Pepsi-Cola, Fram Filters, Rambler. O... | |
| 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... | |
| 08.28.1960 | for the birds |
+ "For The Birds". Paladin undertakes to deliver an exotic pair of pea-fowl across the entire countr... | |
| 01.17.1960 | french leave |
+ "French Leave". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex-Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. A French policeman hires Pal... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.03.1959 | gun shy |
+ Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola, McCall's Magazine. Sing Wo's chess set has been stolen... | |
| 12.21.1958 | hanging cross |
+ "The Hanging Cross". Sponsored by: Kent. Paladin tries to prevent a battle between Matt Beecher an... | |
| 01.04.1959 | helen of abajinian |
+ "Helen Of Abajinian". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. An Irish cowboy and an Armenian girl are to be ... | |
| 03.01.1959 | heyboys revenge |
+ "Hey Boy's Revenge". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, McCall's Magazine. Hey Boy has left the h... | |
| 08.02.1959 | high wire |
+ "High Wire". Paladin goes to Salamander Springs to persuade a girl to leave her acrobatic boyfrien... | |
| 06.28.1959 | homecoming |
+ "Homecoming". Ed Stacey, a man wrongly jailed for two years, returns home and is pushed a bit too ... | |
| 05.24.1959 | in an evil time |
+ "In An Evil Time". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin is hired t... | |
| 04.24.1960 | irish luck |
+ "Irish Luck". Paladin makes friends with an Irishman named O'Bannon on St. Patrick's Day. Shortly ... | |
| 02.08.1959 | killers widow |
+ "Killer's Widow". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, Rambler Ambassador. The loot from a bank rob... | |
| 11.15.1959 | landfall |
+ "Landfall". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. Paladin t... | |
| 09.27.1959 | like father |
+ "Like Father". Sponsored by: Winston. Klell Thomas has been accused of murder in Yreka. Paladin is... | |
| 05.15.1960 | lina countrymen |
+ "Lena Countryman". Lena Countryman, a schoolteacher, is going to be killed by Dutch Talbot because... | |
| 07.17.1960 | little guns |
+ "Little Guns". Sponsored by: No Doz, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin travels to ... | |
| 10.16.1960 | lola blackwood |
+ "Hell Knows No Fury". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin's old friend Billy Boggs needs pro... |
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