Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel: Death of a Gunfighter
Overview
A ruthless gunfighter who has killed 9 men is wanted by the townspeople, who hire Paladin. The gunfighter's brother has been hanged and left out in the sreet to trap the gunfighter. On seeing this, Paladin quits the job. The gunfighter shows up and kills all the townspeople who were gunning for him. Then he and Paladin come to an agreement that if he hangs up his guns he can go back to his hometown to marry his sweetheart. But it turns out that she has fallen in love with someone else, and more trouble ensues.
Details
- Series
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1959-03-14
Episode context
Death of a Gunfighter is Episode 26 in Season 2 of Have Gun, Will Travel. It aired on 1959-03-14.
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Episode 25: The Long Hunt
Thomas Orday, half Comanche, has killed two men and wounded Dundee, a former Indian fighter. He is now hiding in the mountains of New Mexico. Paladin is hired to help track him down.
Episode 27: Incident at Borrasca Bend
Arriving in a weird tent town to return money to a prospector, Paladin finds himself charged with the man's murder and tried by a kangaroo court.
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Episode 24: The Monster of Moon Ridge
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Episode 28: Maggie O'Bannion
After being bushwhacked and having 'everything' taken, Paladin walks to the nearest ranch and manages to get hired on as a handyman.
Episode 23: The Return of the Lady
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Episode 29: The Chase
Paul Martin is a bank clerk accused of robbing the bank and killing a deputy. His wife hires Paladin to find her husband before the posse does.
Episode 22: The Scorched Feather
Robert Ceilbleu hires Paladin to protect his father from a Comanche war chief who has sworn to kill him. After arriving at the remote cabin of William Ceilbleu, he learns the reason for the Indian's hatred.
Episode 30: Alaska
Paladin play chess by mail with Boris, who is living in Alaska. Paladin receives what he assumes is Boris' next move but instead is a request for help. Boris is being forced out of territory he has hunted and trapped on for years. Paladin heads for Alaska to help.
Episode 21: Hunt the Man Down
Paladin finds himself reluctantly drawn into a deadly dispute between two brothers who are also old aquaintances.
Episode 31: The Man Who Lost
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Episode 20: Juliet
Juliet Harper is being hunted by the grandsons of Colonel Jeremiah Pike. Paladin meets her on the stage and now the Colonel is after both of them, and Paladin is without a gun.
Episode 32: The Return of Roy Carter
Roy Carter returns to help Paladin search the snow-covered mountains for a missing chaplain and an escaped convict.