The westerns on television in the 1950s were all mindless, shoot-em-up fun! WRONG! "Have Gun Will Travel" starring the late Richard Boone was a game-changer: Deep, substantive plots with richly developed characters and themes. This week, it's part one of our discussion with Kathleen Spencer author of "Art and Politics in Have Gun - Will Travel : The 1950s Television Western as Ethical Drama."

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Politics-Have-Gun-Television/dp/0786478845

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