"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.12.1959 | young gun |
+ "Young Gun". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Casite, Guardian Maintenance Service. A gun-fighter tu... | |
| 02.22.1959 | winchester quarantine |
+ "Winchester Quarantine". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, Rambler. Joe Whitehorse, a mission In... | |
| 10.25.1959 | when in rome |
+ "When In Rome". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Camels. Paladin shoots and kills "The Profess... | |
| 11.01.1959 | wedding day |
+ "Wedding Day". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Fitch Shampoo, Ex Lax, Winston. An old friend o... | |
| 08.07.1960 | viva |
+ "Viva". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Part one of a two pa... | |
| 09.11.1960 | troublemakers |
+ "Deadline". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Pepsi-Cola, Guardian Maintenance Service. Paladin becomes a rail... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.13.1959 | treasure hunt |
+ "Treasure Hunt". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax. Paladin and a fourteen-year-... | |
| 06.19.1960 | too too solid town |
+ "The Too, Too Solid Town". Sponsored by: French's Worcestershire Sauce, Guardian Maintenance Servi... | |
| 01.18.1959 | three bells to perdido |
+ "Three Bells To Perdido". Paladin is hired to ride into "Perdido" and bring back Dave Enderby...al... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 07.26.1959 | the wager |
+ "The Wager". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite, Guardian Maintenance Service. Pa... | |
| 01.25.1959 | the teacher |
+ "The Teacher". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Rambler American. A school teacher insists on teaching... | |
| 12.14.1958 | the outlaw manfred holt |
+ "The Outlaw". Sponsored by: Look Magazine, Kent. Manfred Holt, a killer with nine notches on his g... | |
| 11.06.1960 | the odds |
+ "The Odds". Out in Nebraska, Paladin meets young Jim Buford, who's tired of farm life and is look... | |
| 03.08.1959 | the monster on moonridge |
+ "The Monster Of Moon Ridge". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Rambler Ambassador. Paladin discovers th... | |
| 11.13.1960 | the map |
+ "The Map". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills. Paladin is hired by the army to recover a $90,000 payroll b... | |
| 05.22.1960 | the lucky penny mine |
+ "Lucky Penny". Sponsored by: Camels. The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold aga... | |
| 01.10.1960 | the lonely one |
+ "The Lonely One". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Court Newman, an old army ... | |
| 08.16.1959 | the lady |
+ "The Lady". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax, Casite. The Honorable Diane Coult... | |
| 11.27.1960 | the inheritance |
+ "From Here To Boston". Sponsored by: Commander Cigarettes. The last show of the series. Paladin in... | |
| 04.26.1959 | the gunsmith |
+ "The Gunsmith". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola, Lysol. Paladin goes to the defense of ... | |
| 10.04.1959 | the contessa |
+ "Contessa Marie Desmoulins". Sponsored by: Columbia Stereophonic phonographs, Ex-Lax, Camels. The ... | |
| 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... | |
| 02.07.1960 | the boss |
+ "The Boss". Sponsored by: Dristan, Camels, Fitch's Shampoo, Pepsi-Cola. A visit to Alder Bend, Col... |
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