Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
Seasons
Season 1
39 Episodes • 1957
Season 2
39 Episodes • 1958
Season 3
39 Episodes • 1959
Season 4
38 Episodes • 1960
Season 5
38 Episodes • 1961
Season 6
32 Episodes • 1962
Episodes - Season 1
1. Three Bells to Perdido
26mNew Mexico rancher Jesse Reade hires Paladin for $1,000 to bring back outlaw Dave Enderly, who has run off to Perdido, Mexico with Reade's daughter Nancy.
2. The Outlaw
26mManfred Holt breaks out of jail, killing two deputies. Is he on his way to kill the banker who testified against him, or to see his family for the last time? The banker hires Paladin.
3. The Great Mojave Chase
26mA sportsman sponsors a contest, betting that no one can elude his posse in the Mojave Desert. When Paladin shows up riding a camel, the man decides that the only way he can still win is to get rid of Paladin.
4. Winchester Quarantine
26mAt a stagecoach stop, Paladin sees a peaceful Cherokee rancher being beaten by white men who think his cattle are spreading a sickness. Paladin offers his help.
5. A Matter of Ethics
26mAn accused murderer who fears that he will be lynched before he can be returned to Bender, Wyoming, for trial, hires Paladin to make sure he gets there alive.
6. The Bride
26mWhen a mail-order bride from Philadelphia gets off the stagecoach in the middle of nowhere, Paladin decides to stay with her to make sure that she is safe.
7. Strange Vendetta
26mPaladin's new friend, stabbed by an assassin, makes a dying request to have his body taken back home to his hacienda in Mexico.
8. High Wire
26mA hobo who was once a circus performer bets a gambler that he can walk across the saloon on a tightrope. When Paladin sees that the gambler intends to cheat, he decides to help even the odds.
9. Show of Force
26mAfter winning a batch of old rifles in a poker game, Paladin finds himself involved in a range war.
10. The Long Night
26mA wealthy cattleman holds Paladin and two other men hostage. They will all die at dawn unless one of them admits to the murder of the rancher's wife.
Created by: Sam Rolfe, Herb Meadow
Top Cast
Richard Boone
Paladin
Available on: CBS
