"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30.1959 | love birds |
+ "Love-Bird". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite. Holly Bannon, a thoroughly rotte... | |
| 04.05.1959 | maggie obannon |
+ "Maggie O'Bannion". Paladin is made into a servant on the O'Bannion ranch while awaiting for the c... | |
| 11.20.1960 | martha neil |
+ "Martha Nell". Sponsored by: Commanders, Sylvania Flash Bulbs. Paladin travels to Greenwood to sol... | |
| 02.01.1959 | matter of ethics |
+ "A Matter Of Ethics". A killer hires Paladin to keep himself from being lynched until he can stand... | |
| 12.06.1959 | mistaken identity |
+ "Bitter Vengeance". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. P... | |
| 03.13.1960 | montana vendetta |
+ "Montana Vendetta". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Winston, Fitch's Shampoo, Fritos, Super 60 hearing Glass... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 01.24.1960 | nataemhon |
+ "Nataemon". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. The search for Dr. Amos Bradbury... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.28.1958 | no visitors |
+ "No Visitors". Sponsored by: Kent. Paladin comes upon a woman and child in the desert, possibly wi... | |
| 10.30.1960 | oil |
+ "Oil". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Sylvania Flash Bulbs, Winston. Paladin is hired to supervise th... | |
| 12.13.1959 | out of evil |
+ "Out Of Evil". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Paladin has been hired by wealthy Mr. Tarp... | |
| 05.08.1960 | pat murphy |
+ "Pat Murphy". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels. Paladin sets out to take a doctor away from a bounty h... | |
| 12.20.1959 | ranch carnival |
+ "Ranse Carnival". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Ranse Carnival has broken out of jail, ... | |
| 01.03.1960 | return engagement |
+ "Return Engagement". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Winston. Paladin is hired to protect a ... | |
| 02.15.1959 | return of dr thackeray |
+ "The Return Of Dr. Thackeray". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol. Dr. Phyllis Thackeray is trying... | |
| 11.30.1958 | road to wickenberg |
+ "Road To Wickenberg". Sponsored by: Kent, Lysol. A good story about Paladin's visit to Bluebell. H... | |
| 06.07.1959 | roped |
+ "Roped". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha. Dirk and Agnes, professional horse thiev... | |
| 06.12.1960 | search for wylie dawson |
+ "Search For Wylie Dawson". Sponsored by: Camels, Doan's Pills, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin tries t... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.17.1959 | silver queen |
+ "The Silver Queen". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Pepsi-Cola, Look Magazine. Mm... | |
| 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... | |
| 04.10.1960 | so true mr barnum |
+ "So True, Mr. Barnum". Sponsored by: Winston, Doan's Pills. Hey Boy and the Celestial Dragon Socie... | |
| 03.06.1960 | somebody out there hates me |
+ "Somebody Out There Hates Me". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Te... |
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