Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel: Jonah and the Trout
Overview
$20,000 in gold bullion is stolen and dropped into a lake. Paladin decides to try to retrieve it but Jonah, a fisherman, has the spot staked out. He's after a huge trout and doesn't want anyone getting in his way. There's also the three thieves watching and waiting to ambush Paladin once he gets the gold.
Details
- Series
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 37
- Air date
- 1962-05-26
Episode context
Jonah and the Trout is Episode 37 in Season 5 of Have Gun, Will Travel. It aired on 1962-05-26.
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