"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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.09.1959 | finn alley |
+ "Finn Alley". Sponsored by: Columbia Phonographs, Winston, Casite. Miss Wong has been kidnapped. P... | |
| 11.22.1959 | fair fugitive |
+ "Fair Fugitive". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan. Paladin agrees to transpor... | |
| 08.14.1960 | extended viva |
+ "Extended Viva". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin and his I... | |
| 12.07.1958 | ella west |
+ "Ella West". Sponsored by: Kent. Paladin travels to Abilene to help his friend Tom Carter make a l... | |
| 05.29.1960 | dusty and his uncle muncie |
+ "Lucky Penny". The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold again...and Paladin smell... | |
| 05.01.1960 | dressed to kill |
+ "Dressed To Kill". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Camels, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin delivers a rail... | |
| 02.28.1960 | doll house in diamond spring |
+ "The Dollhouse In Diamond Springs". Paladin is hired to get back the $20,000 taken during the Diam... | |
| 06.26.1960 | doctor from vienna |
+ "Doctor From Vienna". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Doan's Pills, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin has suspicio... | |
| 07.24.1960 | delta queen |
+ "Way For The Delta Queen". Sponsored by: Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. P... | |
| 07.19.1959 | deliver the body |
+ "Deliver The Body". Ben Tyler has been accused of murdering the sheriff. Paladin is anxious to lea... | |
| 03.15.1959 | death of a young gunfighter |
+ "Death Of A Young Gunfighter". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Fram Filters, Kentucky Club Tobacco. J... | |
| 07.03.1960 | dad blamed luck |
+ "Dad-Blamed Luck". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, A. T. and T. Long Distance, Guardian Maintenance, Pepsi. ... | |
| 07.05.1959 | comanche |
+ "Comanche". Paladin rides to Montana territory to persuade a young deserter from the 7th Cavalry t... | |
| 03.20.1960 | caesars wife |
+ "Caesar's Wife". Sponsored by: Ex-Lax, Winston, Fitch Shampoo, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Jeremiah ("The ... | |
| 10.18.1959 | brother lost |
+ "Brother Lost". Sponsored by: Columbia Stereo Phonographs, Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax, Watchmakers Of. ... | |
| 01.11.1959 | british courage |
+ "The Englishman". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. James Brunswick, the ninth Earl of Aylesbury, is de... | |
| 09.25.1960 | bringing up ollie |
+ "Bringing Up Ollie". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin visits Ollie and Cora in Colorado, ... | |
| 02.14.1960 | bring him back alive |
+ "Bring Him Back Alive". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Camels, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, Doan's Pills. Paladi... | |
| 08.21.1960 | bounty hunter aka the warrant |
+ "The Warrant". Sponsored by: No-Doz, Doan's Pills, Guardian Maintenance Service, Pepsi-Cola. Palad... | |
| 08.23.1959 | bonanza |
+ "Bonanza". Samuel Curry hires Paladin to rid his silver mine of ghosts! See cat. #46815 for a qual... | |
| 05.31.1959 | blind courage |
+ "Blind Courage". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Look Magazine. Paladin is hired ... | |
| 06.14.1959 | bitter wine |
+ "Bitter Wine". Sponsored by: Longines Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Casite, Look Magazine. Paladin ste... | |
| 11.29.1959 | bitter vengeance |
+ "Bitter Vengeance". Sponsored by: Winston, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Columbia Phonographs, Dristan. P... | |
| 04.19.1959 | birds of a feather |
+ "Birds Of A Feather". Paladin tries to settle a feud between two railroads in Pueblo, Colorado. Th... | |
| 10.23.1960 | billy boggs |
+ "Stardust". Sponsored by: Ex Lax, Doan's Pills. Lola Blackwood, an actress, has telegraphed Paladi... |
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