Have Gun, Will Travel

Paladin is hired by a banker named Alcorn to stop the outlaw Manfred Holt from reaching Plaserville, where Holt has escaped from jail after killing two deputies. Paladin catches up with Holt during a gunfight with the sheriff in a thicket, and discovers that Holt is trying to reach his wife's cabin to see his newborn son before facing justice.

With Paladin, Ned Alcorn, Manfred Holt, Sheriff Jake Ludlow, Abe, Gage, Mr. Davis.

Listen for: The tense showdown in the thicket as Paladin closes in on the fugitive Holt, and Holt's emotional plea to visit his newborn son

First aired December 14, 1958.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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Paladin is hired by Tom Carter, a show promoter who has signed the famous frontierswoman Ella West to perform in his traveling exhibition. Carter fears that Ella's wild and unrefined behavior will ruin his show before it even opens, and he asks Paladin to tame her into the legendary romantic figure that audiences expect to see.

With Paladin, Ella West, Tom Carter, Tracy Calvert.

Listen for: Paladin's attempts to manage the headstrong and sharp-tongued Ella West, who immediately clashes with him and resists his efforts to refine her behavior.

First aired December 7, 1958.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

A new episode every week. Live around the clock: Have Gun, Will Travel on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Paladin arrives in the town of Blue Bell and is drugged by a scheming woman named Sue Tyler working with the local Goodfellow family. When he wakes, he discovers he's been robbed of his money, gun, and horse. Realizing the Goodfellows control the town and the corrupt sheriff won't help, Paladin confronts the family directly with a dangerous ultimatum.

With Paladin, Sue Tyler, Saul Goodfellow, Jack Goodfellow, Sheriff, Jim Goodfellow, Ed Goodfellow, Hey Boy.

Listen for: The opening threat where Paladin warns he has one bullet left and will kill the first person who speaks; the revelation of the Goodfellow family's control over the town; Paladin's confrontation with the family about his stolen belongings.

First aired November 30, 1958.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

A new episode every week. Live around the clock: Have Gun, Will Travel on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Paladin attends the opera in San Francisco where he meets Don Miguel Rojas, a distinguished Mexican visitor, and his wife Donia Maria. That same evening, Don Miguel is stabbed behind the curtain by an unseen assailant. Poisoned and dying, Don Miguel hires Paladin for $1,000 to escort his body safely back to his home in Santa Martino, fearing his enemies will desecrate it.

With Paladin, Don Miguel Rojas, Donia Maria, Dr. Mejio.

Listen for: A mysterious blood feud from Mexico, a poisoned knife blade, and the question of whether Paladin can safely deliver Don Miguel's body to its destination.

First aired November 23, 1958.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

A new episode every week. Live around the clock: Have Gun, Will Travel on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.