Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel: A Matter of Ethics
Overview
An accused murderer who fears that he will be lynched before he can be returned to Bender, Wyoming, for trial, hires Paladin to make sure he gets there alive.
Details
- Series
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1957-10-12
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
A Matter of Ethics is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Have Gun, Will Travel. It aired on 1957-10-12. The runtime is 26 min.
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