Have Gun, Will Travel
“I don't think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it.”
About
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.
Cast
Richard Boone
as Paladin
Seasons
Season 1
The first season of Have Gun — Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 14, 1957 to June 14, 1958. The Region 1 DVD was released on May 11, 2004.
Season 2
The second season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 13, 1958 to June 20, 1959. The Region 1 DVD was released on May 10, 2005.
Season 3
The third season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 12, 1959 to June 18, 1960. The Region 1 DVD was released on January 3, 2006.
Season 4
The fourth season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 10, 1960 to June 10, 1961. Volume 1 of the Region 1 DVD was released on March 2, 2010. Volume 2 was released on July 6.
Season 5
The fifth season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 16, 1961 to June 2, 1962. Volume 1 of the Region 1 DVD was released on November 30, 2010. Volume 2 was released on February 22, 2011.
Season 6
The sixth and final season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 15, 1962 to April 20, 1963. The Region 1 DVD was released on May 7, 2013 in two volumes.
Episodes
Season 1
Three Bells to Perdido
New 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.
The Outlaw
Manfred 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.
The Great Mojave Chase
A 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.
Winchester Quarantine
At 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.
A Matter of Ethics
An 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.
The Bride
When 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.
Strange Vendetta
Paladin's new friend, stabbed by an assassin, makes a dying request to have his body taken back home to his hacienda in Mexico.
High Wire
A 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.
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