Series synopsis
Have Gun, Will Travel is an American western action & adventure drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1957. It ended on April 20, 1963. It was created by Sam Rolfe, Herb Meadow. It stars Richard Boone.
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 I ...
Premise
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.
Premise: I don't think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Richard Boone as Paladin
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 225 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 39 | September 14, 1957 | June 14, 1958 |
| Season 2 | 39 | September 13, 1958 | June 20, 1959 |
| Season 3 | 39 | September 12, 1959 | June 18, 1960 |
| Season 4 | 38 | September 10, 1960 | June 10, 1961 |
| Season 5 | 38 | September 16, 1961 | June 2, 1962 |
| Season 6 | 32 | September 15, 1962 | April 20, 1963 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
September 14, 1957 |
| 2 |
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. |
September 21, 1957 |
| 3 |
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. |
September 28, 1957 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Manhunter Paladin is forced to kill Jimmy Dawes, wanted for murder. When he takes him back to his home town, the townspeople, the sheriff and the boy's brothers give him a hostile welcome. |
September 13, 1958 |
| 2 |
In an Evil Time Pappy French and his gang have robbed the bank in Mercede of $50,000. Pappy ran off with the cash and left his gang to shoot it out with the law. Paladin is hired to bring Pappy and the money back. |
September 20, 1958 |
| 3 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Chris Sorenson is shy around women and he asks Paladin to help him with his new neighbor, Senorita Maria de Castro, a lady rancher. Complicating the matter is cattle missing from the de Castro ranch. |
September 27, 1958 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First, Catch a Tiger Two of the three men who brought in and helped to hang an outlaw have been killed by an assassin. The third man, Paladin, is staying at a hotel where one of the guests is the killer. |
September 12, 1959 |
| 2 |
Episode in Laredo Kovak is reserving the entire hotel in Laredo, Texas for Sam Tuttle, a famous unbeatable gunfighter. After Paladin is forced to kill Kovak, Tuttle must challenge Paladin in order to keep his reputation in tact. |
September 19, 1959 |
| 3 |
Les Girls Paladin is hired to deliver three mail-order brides to Bend-In-The-River. |
September 26, 1959 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Fatalist A Russian Jewish immigrant and his daughter are coerced by a local town boss not to testify in court about a murder. The daughter comes to San Francisco to enlist Paladin's help. |
September 10, 1960 |
| 2 |
Love's Young Dream Monk (The Naked Gun, Episode #92) arrives in San Francisco to collect his inheritance, a half-interest in a night club. He ends up at the Carlton Hotel to ask Paladin for help. |
September 17, 1960 |
| 3 |
A Head of Hair An Apache indian has his eye on scalping Paladin. |
September 24, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Vigil Paladin agrees to accompany a nurse to the gold fields; she aspires to replace its deceased physician. Along the way, they encounter two men who have just buried their companion. |
September 16, 1961 |
| 2 |
The Education of Sarah Jane The Darrow and Tyler families have been feuding so long they don't remember who started it. It's up to Paladin to help them decide if the feud should continue. |
September 23, 1961 |
| 3 |
The Revenger Paladin takes a $500 stagecoach ride with an embezzler, a convicted cutthroat, and a murderer to collect the other half of that bill. |
September 30, 1961 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Genesis After an unsuccessful attempt on his life by young Roderick Jefferson, Paladin is prompted into remembering a similar incident from his past. Once, as a youth, he agreed to pay off a gambling debt by shooting it out with a professional gunfighter. |
September 15, 1962 |
| 2 |
Taylor's Woman A hen-pecked rancher, in San Francisco to marry his housekeeper, hires Paladin to help him get out doing so. |
September 22, 1962 |
| 3 |
The Fifth Bullet After eight years, Paladin tries to repay a convict for the lie he was told when he arrested him. "I promise you a fair trial" is what he said. |
September 29, 1962 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1957 |
| Last aired | April 20, 1963 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:30:00 |