Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel  -  Listen to Episodes, Below

Have Gun, Will Travel played on the CBS network from November, 1958 to November, 1960 -- making the show one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. There were 106 episodes in all.

The show had the distinction of being the only substantive radio show that had its genesis on television, it being an adaptation of television series of the same name.

John Dehner portrayed played Paladin, a gun for hire with a twist: Paladin had principles and often stood up for the little guy.

He home base was the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco in the 1870s where he was attended to by Hey Boy, a Chinese houseman played by Ben Wright,
and Missy Wong, a housekeeper (and Hey-Boy's girlfriend) played by Virginia Gregg.

Each episode generally began and ended at the Carlton, where Paladin would have a visitor or receive a telegram requesting his services. Amazingly, he traveled throughout most of the Western United States, often by train, stagecoach, or even pack mule, in order to reach his assignment.

The initial episodes were adaptations of scripts used on the television show. Eventually, however, original stories were produced.

Come along and have some fun as we follow the adventures of Paladin, whose business card reads, quite simply: Have Gun, Will Travel.