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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.21.1960	that was no lady	+ "That Was No Lady". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Pepsi Cola. Paladin trav...
10.02.1960	talika the snoop	+ "Talika". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Doan's Pills. Paladin is asked to help Amos R. Leland Jr., an army...
11.23.1958	strange vendetta	+ "Strange Vendetta". Sponsored by: Kent, Lysol. The first show of the series. Senor Miguel Rojas ha...
10.11.1959	stopover in tombstone	+ "Stopover In Tombstone". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Watchmakers Of Switzerland (vacation...
05.10.1959	statue of san sebastian	+ "The Statue Of San Sebastian". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Pepsi-Cola. The mission of San Seba...
09.20.1959	stardust	+ "Stardust". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Ex Lax, Look Magazine. Lola Blackwood, a ...
03.06.1960	somebody out there hates me	+ "Somebody Out There Hates Me". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Te...
04.10.1960	so true mr barnum	+ "So True, Mr. Barnum". Sponsored by: Winston, Doan's Pills. Hey Boy and the Celestial Dragon Socie...
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...
05.17.1959	silver queen	+ "The Silver Queen". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Pepsi-Cola, Look Magazine. Mm...
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...
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...
06.12.1960	search for wylie dawson	+ "Search For Wylie Dawson". Sponsored by: Camels, Doan's Pills, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin tries t...
06.07.1959	roped	+ "Roped". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha. Dirk and Agnes, professional horse thiev...
11.30.1958	road to wickenberg	+ "Road To Wickenberg". Sponsored by: Kent, Lysol. A good story about Paladin's visit to Bluebell. H...
02.15.1959	return of dr thackeray	+ "The Return Of Dr. Thackeray". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol. Dr. Phyllis Thackeray is trying...
01.03.1960	return engagement	+ "Return Engagement". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Winston. Paladin is hired to protect a ...
12.20.1959	ranch carnival	+ "Ranse Carnival". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Ranse Carnival has broken out of jail, ...
05.08.1960	pat murphy	+ "Pat Murphy". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels. Paladin sets out to take a doctor away from a bounty h...
12.13.1959	out of evil	+ "Out Of Evil". Sponsored by: Winston, Yardley, Dristan. Paladin has been hired by wealthy Mr. Tarp...
10.30.1960	oil	+ "Oil". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Sylvania Flash Bulbs, Winston. Paladin is hired to supervise th...
12.28.1958	no visitors	+ "No Visitors". Sponsored by: Kent. Paladin comes upon a woman and child in the desert, possibly wi...
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...
01.24.1960	nataemhon	+ "Nataemon". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. The search for Dr. Amos Bradbury...
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 ...

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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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