Have Gun Will Travel - OTRWesterns.com

About Have Gun Will Travel - OTRWesterns.com

Have Gun Will Travel was a popular American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was the #4 show in the Nielsen ratings in its first year, and #3 for the next three years. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted on November 23, 1958. The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter played by John Dehner on radio, who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt.

Publisher

Andrew Rhynes

Category

arts · fiction · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2022

Latest episode

13 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 107 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Maggie O’Bannon | Have Gun Will Travel (04-05-59)

   Original Air Date: April 05, 1959Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Have Gun Will TravelPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner (Paladin)• Ben Wright (Heyboy) Special Guests:• Lynn Allen• Harry Bartell• Barney Phillips• Virginia Gregg Writer:• Gene Roddenberry• John Dawson Producer:• Norman MacDonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the...

2. 

   17 Jul 2024

   The Contessa – Have Gun Will Travel (10-04-59)

   Original Air Date: October 04, 1959Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Have Gun Will TravelPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner (Paladin)• Ben Wright (Heyboy)• Virginia Gregg (Miss. Wong)Producer:• Norman MacDonnell Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

3. 

   10 Jul 2024

   Like Father – Have Gun Will Travel (09-27-59)

   Original Air Date: September 27, 1959Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Have Gun Will TravelPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner (Paladin)• Ben Wright (Heyboy)• Virginia Gregg (Miss. Wong)Producer:• Norman MacDonnell Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

Inside a recent episode

Maggie O’Bannon | Have Gun Will Travel (04-05-59)

Published 13 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A kettle for boiling, maple sap, and of course a gun and plenty of ammunition. You should also have a Bible. Other folks moving west in 1790 took along maple saplings to plant or homemade tools they could use to build boats when they got there. Boats were about as important as horses in 1790. Most of the towns were built inside a fort since the Indians didn't especially like all this pioneering that was going on. And guns and ammunition were worked overtime. And Indians weren't the only ones who gave folks trouble. There was plenty of bear and wolves and other wild animals to keep folks on their toes. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

106 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

21 ratings

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