Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 - 1963

Three Bells to Perdido

14th September 1957

Episode 1

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

21st September 1957

Episode 2

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

28th September 1957

Episode 3

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

5th October 1957

Episode 4

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

12th October 1957

Episode 5

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

19th October 1957

Episode 6

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

26th October 1957

Episode 7

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

2nd November 1957

Episode 8

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.

Show of Force

9th November 1957

Episode 9

After winning a batch of old rifles in a poker game, Paladin finds himself involved in a range war.

The Long Night

16th November 1957

Episode 10

A 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.

The Colonel and the Lady

23rd November 1957

Episode 11

A retired colonel sends Paladin to a Nevada mining town to find out what happened to a former saloon girl.

No Visitors

30th November 1957

Episode 12

When Paladin finds a woman and her apparently typhoid-afflicted child abandoned by a wagonmaster, he enlists the aid of a female doctor from a nearby town, but a religious fanatic then tries to bar them from entry.

The Englishman

7th December 1957

Episode 13

Paladin escorts an Englishman to his female cousin's ranch they have inherited in Montana, but finds that an embittered trader is plotting against them.

The Yuma Treasure

14th December 1957

Episode 14

Accompanying a cavalry major on a mission to prevent a war by negotiating a treaty with an elusive Apache chief, Paladin must deal with soldiers who have caught gold fever.

The Hanging Cross

21st December 1957

Episode 15

On Christmas eve, an embittered rancher wants revenge on Pawnee Indians who he thinks kidnapped his son several years before.

Helen of Abajinian

28th December 1957

Episode 16

An Armenian winemaker hires Paladin to find his runaway daughter and break up her ill-considered romance with a cowhand.

Ella West

4th January 1958

Episode 17

The promoter of a wild west show asks Paladin for help taming down a very wild and famous female sharpshooter and show her how to act like a lady.

The Reasonable Man

11th January 1958

Episode 18

A rancher having a dispute with his foster son hires Paladin to keep one of them from killing the other in a duel.

The High-Graders

18th January 1958

Episode 19

When his tailor is killed in an accident at a supposedly worthless gold mine, Paladin discovers that the man was murdered and his heirs are being swindled.

The Last Laugh

25th January 1958

Episode 20

A rancher blames Paladin when a practical joke goes awry and his wife is crippled in a riding accident.

The Bostonian

2nd February 1958

Episode 21

Paladin protects a new landowner from Boston, who is having an escalating feud with an established cattle rancher.

The Singer

8th February 1958

Episode 22

A cowboy seeks help for his former girlfriend, a dancehall singer, who he says was forced into marriage and is now being held prisoner.

Bitter Wine

15th February 1958

Episode 23

Paladin is hired to stop a vineyard from being ruined by seepage from an adjacent oil well.

Girl from Piccadilly

22nd February 1958

Episode 24

Learning of his son's death, a rich man hires Paladin to locate the daughter-in-law he's never met, but Paladin finds two women both claiming to be her.

The O'Hare Story

Episode 25

Hired to prevent the construction of a dam that would imperil a town's water supply, Paladin finds that he sympathizes more with the Irish engineer who's trying to build it.

Birds of a Feather

Episode 26

Paladin must contend with other gunfighters as he tries to settle a right-of-way dispute between two railroads in a Colorado town that will die if they go elsewhere.

The Teacher

15th March 1958

Episode 27

Paladin defends a schoolmistress who's being theatened for teaching about war crimes that took place during the Civil War.

Killer's Widow

22nd March 1958

Episode 28

After having killed a bank robber, Paladin is accused of having taken the stolen money. He visits the dead man's widow and tries to make amends.

Gun Shy

29th March 1958

Episode 29

Trying to locate the thieves who stole a jade chess set, Paladin ends up in a small Montana town where he becomes involved in a romance with a landlady's daughter.

The Prizefight Story

Episode 30

When Paladin goes to a mining town to promote a prizefight, his boxer is arrested and he ends up having to take the man's place in the ring -- against the Welsh champion.

Hey Boy's Revenge

12th April 1958

Episode 31

When Hey Boy's brother is killed for protesting the working conditions on a Chinese railroad gang in Utah, Paladin must get the boy out of jail and bring the killer to justice.

The Five Books of Owen Deaver

26th April 1958

Episode 32

Paladin comes to the aid of a young sheriff from the East whose attempts to keep law and order are particularly unsuitable for a cowboy town in Wyoming.

The Silver Queen

Episode 33

Lonely Leadhead Kane dies and leaves his half of a mine to an actress. Kane's partner wants to challenge the will. Someone wants to make sure Paladin never gets the woman to the courtroom.

Three Sons

Episode 34

Newlyweds with no place to stay end up in Paladin's suite. He learns that the groom's half-brothers are threatening to kill their father. Paladin goes to warn the father.

The Return of Dr. Thackeray

Episode 35

Dr. Phyllis Thackeray diagnoses the cook at the Barton Ranch with smallpox. All the cowhands may be infected and need to be vaccinated. Dr. Thackeray sends for the one man she thinks can help.

24 Hours at North Fork

Episode 36

When a blight kills all the crops except for one farmer's, Paladin must protect him from a greedy storekeeper who wants his farm and his hired gun who has a personal grudge against Paladin.

Silver Convoy

Episode 37

Paladin is hired to find James Becker. He trails him to Monterey and discovers he has been arrested and is sentenced to work in a silver mine. Paladin finds that Becker has died in a cave-in or so he is told. The owner of the mine hires Paladin to guard a silver convoy, but first Paladin wants to find out a little more about the mine.

Deliver the Body

Episode 38

Paladin is hired to bring in the killer of the sheriff in a Nevada town. He brings him in but has some doubts about his guilt and decides to hang around for the trial.

The Statue of San Sebastian

Episode 39

Paladin agrees to capture an outlaw in return for a statue belonging to the local mission.

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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.

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