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Have Gun - Will Travel
106 episodes · 1958–1960 · CBS, Armed Forces Radio Service · Westerns
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Most shows went from radio to television; Have Gun - Will Travel went the other way. The TV hit came to CBS Radio on November 23, 1958, with John Dehner as Paladin, the gentleman gun for hire at the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco. Ben Wright played Hey Boy and Virginia Gregg played Miss Wong. It ran 106 episodes, to November 27, 1960, one of the last radio dramas with continuing characters.
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Episodes
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19586 episodes
- Strange Vendetta
The first show. A dying man hires Paladin to take his body home to Mexico, and the coffin holds more than one surprise. - Road to Wickenburg
Paladin loses his money, his gun and his horse in Bluebell, and wins a woman. Not a fair trade. - Ella West
Paladin goes to Abilene to help a friend turn Ella West, star of his Wild West show, into a lady. - The Outlaw
Manfred Holt, a killer with nine notches on his gun, makes a deal with Paladin so he can see his son. - The Hanging Cross
A small boy is claimed as a son by both a settler and a Pawnee chief, and Paladin tries to head off a fight. A Christmas story. - No Visitors
Paladin finds a woman and child in the desert who may have typhoid fever.
195952 episodes
- Helen of Abajinian
An Irish cowboy and an Armenian girl are to be married, whatever the groom thinks. - The Englishman
James Brunswick, ninth Earl of Aylesbury, is determined to run his half of a Montana ranch himself. - Three Bells to Perdido
Paladin is hired to ride into Perdido and bring Dave Enderby back alive. - The Teacher
A schoolteacher who insists on teaching the truth nearly has her schoolhouse burned down. - A Matter of Ethics
A killer hires Paladin to keep him from being lynched before his trial. - Killer's Widow
The loot from a bank robbery is missing, and not even the robber's widow knows where. - The Return of Dr. Thackeray
Dr. Phyllis Thackeray fights a smallpox outbreak, and a rancher's son is no help. - Winchester Quarantine
The local ranchers say a mission Indian's cattle are diseased and want him gone. - Hey Boy's Revenge
Hey Boy leaves the hotel to avenge his brother's murder, and Paladin helps. - The Monster of Moon Ridge
Paladin learns the secret of the half-man, half-bear seen on Moon Ridge. - Death of a Young Gunfighter
Juan Morita has killed twelve men and says he won't kill again. - The Five Books of Owen Deaver
Owen Deaver, the hard sheriff of Three Winds, makes his own laws whether the town likes it or not. - Sense of Justice
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Maggie O'Bannion
Paladin is put to work as a servant on the O'Bannion ranch while he waits for the crooked foreman. - The Colonel and the Lady
Colonel Lathrop hires Paladin to find the mysterious Gloria Morgan. First, who is she? - Birds of a Feather
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Gunsmith
Paladin stands up for an old gunsmith beaten by a young tough. Ben Wright plays two parts. - Gunshy
Sing Wo's chess set has been stolen, and Paladin goes to get it back. - The Statue of San Sebastian
A mission wants its statue back, and the statue's owner wants an outlaw caught. - The Silver Queen
A woman has inherited half a silver mine and needs Paladin to prove her claim. - In an Evil Time
Paladin is hired to bring in Pappy French, a legendary bank robber with $50,000 hidden away. - Blind Courage
A very rich man hires Paladin to teach him to shoot, though he is blind. - Roped
Two horse thieves knock Paladin out and tie him up, then need him to save them from a lynching. - Bitter Wine
Paladin steps into a feud between an Italian winegrower and an Irish oil driller. - North Fork
Paladin protects a Mennonite community from a town that wants them out. - Homecoming
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Comanche
Paladin rides into Montana Territory to talk a young deserter from the 7th Cavalry into going back. - Young Gun
In a drought, a gunfighter turned rancher keeps the other cattlemen away from his water. - Deliver the Body
Ben Tyler is accused of killing a sheriff, and Paladin, happy to get out of San Francisco for a while, takes the job of bringing him back for trial. - The Wager
Paladin escorts a couple to Silver City to protect them, but someone has paid him to kill for sport. - High Wire
Paladin goes to Salamander Springs to persuade a girl to leave her acrobat boyfriend. - Finn Alley
Miss Wong is kidnapped, and Paladin is shanghaied on the Barbary Coast. - The Lady
A titled lady hires Paladin as guide and interpreter for a trip to Shiprock. - Bonanza
A mine owner hires Paladin to rid his silver mine of ghosts. - Love-Bird
A thoroughly rotten woman hires Paladin to kill her husband, a nice guy. - All That Glitters
Paladin guards a $50,000 gold shipment for a bank. - Treasure Hunt
Paladin and a fourteen-year-old boy head for Sacramento with a treasure map to the boy's father's claim. - Stardust (1959)
An actress friend of Paladin's needs help with a despicable gambler. - Like Father
A young man is accused of murder in Yreka, and Paladin is hired to find the truth. - Contessa Marie Desmoulins
A powerful ranch owner offers Paladin $5,000 to bring back her grandson. - Stopover in Tombstone
Paladin becomes a deputy in Tombstone, and an accused murderer with a dying wife becomes his burden. - Anything I Want
Paladin is hired to find a gold shipment that vanished from a mine. - When in Rome
Paladin kills a holdup man and wounds a bystander, and the bystander's wife makes an odd request. - Wedding Day
An old friend of Paladin's is widowed right after her wedding. - Brother Lost
Paladin and a young woman go to Gila Bend to find her lost brother. She is killed, and Paladin is shot. - Fair Fugitive
Paladin agrees to take a prisoner for the Texas Rangers. She's a beautiful Hungarian and an old friend. - Landfall
Paladin goes to Washington Territory to help an old friend in a timber land war. - Assignment in Stone's Crossing
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Bitter Vengeance.” - Bitter Vengeance
The widow of a man Paladin shot lures him into the Mojave to watch him die of thirst. - Out of Evil
A rich man hires Paladin to recover $10,000 his daughter's boyfriend stole. - Ranse Carnival
Ranse Carnival breaks jail, robs a payroll Paladin was guarding and kills a man. - About Face
Hey Boy is to marry a girl in China, his fiancee since she was nine.
196048 episodes
- Return Engagement
Paladin is hired to protect a rancher from a man just out of Yuma prison, then finds the man was framed. - The Lonely One
An army friend of Paladin's, wronged by a banker, plans revenge through the banker's daughter. - French Leave
A French policeman hires Paladin to catch a fugitive who is living rather well. - Nataemon
The search for a disgraced doctor who has lived with the Indians for ten years. - Bad Bart
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Bring Him Back Alive
Paladin is hired to bring back a deputy who killed the son of the town's reform leader. - The Dollhouse in Diamond Springs
Paladin is hired to recover $20,000 from the Diamond Springs bank robbery. - That Was No Lady
Paladin goes to close down a saloon run by A. J. Bannion, who turns out to be a woman. - Bad Bert
The wanted road agent Bad Bert turns out to be an English nobleman. - Somebody Out There Hates Me
A Mexican bandit is out to kill Paladin after eight years in prison. - Montana Vendetta
Paladin is saved from an avalanche by a man trying to kill Paladin's client. - Caesar's Wife
A retired gunman hires Paladin as his bodyguard. Will he use his guns again? - They Told Me You Were Dead
A woman Paladin loved during the war asks him to get her sons back from the Indians. - Shanghai Is a Verb
Hey Boy disappears on the Barbary Coast, and there's plague and a shanghaiing. - So True, Mr. Barnum
Hey Boy's society has paid $2,000 for a Mexican treasure map. Phony? - Prunella's Fella
Paladin takes a man to Arizona and meets the unusual Prunella. - Irish Luck
Paladin befriends an Irishman on St. Patrick's Day and testifies at his robbery and murder trial. - Dressed to Kill
Paladin delivers a railroad payroll to the town of Terminal and rescues a kidnapped woman. - Pat Murphy
Paladin takes a doctor away from a bounty hunter to save a sick baby. - Lena Countryman
A man means to kill the schoolteacher whose swimming lesson led to his son's death. - Dusty
Young Dusty hires Paladin for $1.61 to stop his uncle from beating him and shooting his dog. - Lucky Penny
The Lucky Penny mine suddenly produces gold again, and Paladin smells a rat. - Apache Concerto
Paladin escorts a harmonium salesman and his niece home through bandit country. - Search for Wylie Dawson
Paladin tries to find Wylie Dawson to tell him he's no longer wanted. - The Too, Too Solid Town
At a reunion of his old cavalry outfit, Paladin finds one veteran out to kill three men. - Doctor from Vienna
Paladin has doubts about a doctor from Vienna practicing in the Carlton Hotel. - Dad-Blamed Luck
A gambler and part-time horse thief hires Paladin to win back his gold mine. - Five Days to Yuma
Paladin is hired to deliver an English prisoner to jail, and the prisoner's drunken mother is more trouble than he is. - Little Guns
An old friend hires Paladin to prevent a range war. - Way for the Delta Queen
Paladin guards a steamboat against sabotage in a great sternwheeler race. - My Son Must Die
Paladin and Hey Boy go fishing, and catch a lady in distress. - Viva, Part 1
Paladin and an Indian companion try to bring a church organ to a mission in the middle of a revolution. Part one of two. - Viva, Part 2
The organ's journey across the war zone continues. Part two of two. - The Warrant
A bounty hunter takes Paladin prisoner, meaning to hand him over to a sheriff who wants him dead. - For the Birds
Paladin agrees to deliver a pair of peafowl across the country. Easy money. - Eat Crow
An ex-convict needs money for his injured wife's operation, and the sheriff suspects a job. - Deadline
Paladin becomes a railroad foreman and gets Hey Boy's society to help beat a deadline. - Nellie Watson's Boy
Nellie Watson's son asks Paladin's help with his stepfather. - Bringing Up Ollie
Paladin visits friends in Colorado and finds Ollie in jail, then a hero in a jailbreak. - Sam Crow
Skeeter Hickshaw's pet crow, Sam, is in danger. - Talika
An army officer with evidence of corruption fears for his life and asks Paladin's help. - Hell Knows No Fury
An old friend needs protection from an amorous woman and her armed husband. - Stardust (1960)
The actress Lola Blackwood wires Paladin from Grass Valley for help. - Oil
Paladin is hired to oversee the purchase of a suspicious oil well. - The Odds
A Nebraska farm boy looking for action starts by shooting Paladin. - The Map
The army hires Paladin to recover a $90,000 payroll by posing as one of the robbers. - Martha Nell
Paladin investigates a young man's murder and meets his beautiful widow and her protective friend. - From Here to Boston
The last show. Paladin inherits a fortune and moves to Boston, after nearly being poisoned.