Have Gun, Will Travel

Season 3

TV-G

The third season of Have Gun – Will Travel originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm on CBS from September 12, 1959 to June 18, 1960.

The Region 1 DVD was released on January 3, 2006.

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39 Episodes

First, Catch a Tiger
E1
First, Catch a TigerTwo of the three men who brought in and helped to hang an outlaw have been killed by an assassin. The third man, Paladin, is staying at a hotel where one of the guests is the killer.
Episode in Laredo
E2
Episode in LaredoKovak is reserving the entire hotel in Laredo, Texas for Sam Tuttle, a famous unbeatable gunfighter. After Paladin is forced to kill Kovak, Tuttle must challenge Paladin in order to keep his reputation in tact.
Les Girls
E3
Les GirlsPaladin is hired to deliver three mail-order brides to Bend-In-The-River.
The Posse
E4
The PossePaladin stops to ask a stranger for directions and is invited to share his campsite. Later, when a posse arrives, the man announces that Paladin is the murderer they have been looking for.
Shot by Request
E5
Shot by RequestWinston Ainslee, an aging and well educated gunfighter, employs Paladin to help him, gracefully and with honor, end his career. But the last person he killed has a brother seeking revenge; and he just arrived in town on the stage with Paladin.
Pancho
E6
PanchoMexican rancher Don Luis Ortega hires Paladin to escort his daughter across the border into the United States. However a peon from her father's ranch is determined to stop them and take her for himself.
Fragile
E7
FragilePaladin is hired by first class chef Etienne (Werner Klemperer) to transport a large piece of plate glass from San Francisco into mining country for his restaurant window. Promised a first-class meal and $1000 for accomplishing this task successfully, Paladin agrees. Along the way there are various difficulties which include Indians, an envious rancher and a drunk who loves the sound of breaking glass.
The Unforgiven
E8
The UnforgivenRetired and wealthy General Crommer is dying. He asks Padadin, who holds an old grudge against him, to do him a favor. He asks him to take a message of forgiveness to another man who hates Crommer. A favor which might get Paladin killed.
The Black Handkerchief
E9
The Black HandkerchiefA young man convicted of murder is scheduled for execution, and Paladin attempts to intervene before it's too late.
The Golden Toad
E10
The Golden ToadWebster, a man with three daughters, thinks he's found gold. He's worried that feisty Doris, a woman with three sons, is going to take it away from him so he hires Paladin to protect his interests. Paladin does some research before leaving San Francisco and discovers a solution which breaks the impasse in more ways than one.
Tiger
E11
TigerPaladin receives a bank draft for $1000 asking him to "come kill a tiger before it kills me." In his host's mind this tiger curse is warranted as he wounded a tiger while in India and it came back to a village only to slaughter 100 of its residents. Paladin then learns of a circus coming to town. Its main attraction - a tiger!
Champagne Safari
E12
Champagne SafariAn old friend of Paladin's requests his help after a family member is killed in an Indian raid.
Charley Red Dog
E13
Charley Red DogThe town of Santa Maria, New Mexico is in need of a new town marshal, and one man, Charley Red Dog, is out to get the job. However, he may not survive unless Paladin lends a hand.
The Naked Gun
E14
The Naked GunWhile in Oregon, Paladin makes a new friend, Monk, who he helps get out of a group of unruly herders.
One Came Back
E15
One Came BackBen Harvey hires Paladin to escort him to a town called Gila where he has a family store. Now that he is out of prison, he wants to get on with his life despite his past. The only thing stopping him is a town bent on hanging the rest of the Harvey clan.
The Prophet
E16
The ProphetThe Army asks Paladin to find an Army colonel who disappeared with his Apache wife. There are rumors of an Army officer working with the Apaches and inciting them to war. Paladin is asked to find and stop him at all costs.
Day of the Badman
E17
Day of the BadmanCynthia Palmer hires Paladin to clean up the town of Cedar Wells and get a gang out. She also wants him to send her schoolteacher nephew named Laredo back east. Paladin decides he can restore Laredo's self-respect and get rid of the gang at the same time.
The Pledge
E18
The PledgeIke Brennan's wife Maureen is being held hostage by Indians. He hires Paladin to escort him to where the Indians will exchange Maureen for food and blankets. Before Paladin can get Maureen back, he must contend with a nosy cavalry patrol and a dangerous secret which just might get everyone killed.
Jenny
E19
JennyPaladin intercedes to delay a stalker until his prey Jenny has left San Francisco, but another man, who's eerily calm, KOs Paladin from behind. On horseback, Paladin catches up with her stagecoach, and forces the stalker off, but the silent partner quietly remains on-board, undetected. While all the men on the trip clear a landslide blocking the stagecoach's path, someone else entirely kidnaps Jenny! Again, Paladin saddles up to go after Jenny.
Return to Fort Benjamin
E20
Return to Fort BenjaminPaladin is hired to help an Indian chief whose son is awaiting execution by the U.S. Army. The chief wants Paladin to bring his body back following the execution to ensure he has a proper burial. However, once Paladin makes contact with the chief's son, he begins to wonder if he's actually guilty.
The Night the Town Died
E21
The Night the Town DiedPaladin is hired to protect Aaron Bell from the townspeople who all may want to kill the just released convict. He was sentenced for treason, protecting his fugitive brother Paul from the army. Who does he need to worry about? The townspeople or Aaron?
The Ledge
E22
The LedgePaladin rides upon a group of men heading to Mercerville. When they see a stranger on the cliff side swept away by an avalanche, it's soon revealed why each of them has their reasons why they can't or won't see if he is still alive even though one is a doctor.
The Lady on the Wall
E23
The Lady on the WallPaladin is accused by Bonanza's citizenry of swiping the treasured painting behind the bar of the hamlet's last remaining saloon. The portrait of a vibrant and gorgeous former woman resident, sustains the spirits of elderly townsmen, remembering her and the area's halcyon Gold Rush days.
The Misguided Father
E24
The Misguided FatherAn old friend of Paladin is shot and killed in Paladin's hotel room. After returning the body for burial, Paladin sets out to find the killer.
The Hatchet Man
E25
The Hatchet ManSan Francisco hires Paladin to protect a Chinese detective.
Fight at Adobe Wells
E26
Fight at Adobe WellsA wealthy financier, Commodore Guilder, hires Paladin to protect him from Quanah Parker, a half-Indian, half-white warrior. Arriving at Adobe Wells, Paladin discovers that Guilder did not tell him the full story.
The Gladiators
E27
The GladiatorsVain old gasbag challenges a young fop to a duel, so Paladin is hired to go to New Orleans to stop it. Complicating Paladin's assignment are his attraction to the older combatant's luscious daughter, and that the younger man imports feared Texas gunslinger Sledge as his second.
Love of a Bad Woman
E28
Love of a Bad WomanPaladin drops his current seduction, to instead kill a husband and marry the rich widow. That's his cover for the assignment from husband Haskel, who reads a chilling message between the lines in his drop-dead wife's personals ad: she's had it with being a trophy. She wants Haskel's head over the mantle now. When Paladin arrives at the couple's ranch, there's a long line of willing applicants already.
An International Affair
E29
An International AffairA Hawaiian prince is killed in Paladin's hotel room and Paladin must find out why the prince was targeted.
Lady with a Gun
E30
Lady with a GunA man is shot at by a woman because he killed her little brother during the Civil War. He has been running from her since then. Paladin offers to contact the police but when that is refused, he offers his card and services.
Never Help the Devil
E31
Never Help the DevilWhen Doggie's shooting arm is injured winning a gunfight, the impoverished citizens dig deep to rabidly bet on who will finish off their local menace (and when). Passerby Paladin wants nothing to do with it, but decides even the despicable gunslinger deserves some justice, so he agrees to get him out of town so he can stand trial.
Ambush
E32
AmbushPaladin is taking Blandings back to stand trial and stops at a ferry crossing. They are captured and held along with three others. Someone is coming and they are being held until he arrives. Each thinks it's their worst enemy coming to kill them and all they can do is wait.
Black Sheep
E33
Black SheepBen Huttner is a fugitive wanted for manslaughter. He is also the illegitimate son of a very wealthy man and stands to inherit his five million dollar estate, but he must first come back and stand trial. Paladin is hired to find him and either bring him back to stand trial or get him to sign a paper giving up his inheritance.
Full Circle
E34
Full CircleA man who left Paladin to die in his place writes to Paladin and asks for his help.
The Twins
E35
The TwinsAdam Mirakian is wanted for a murder he claims his twin brother Sam committed. He hires Paladin to find his brother and clear his name. The only person who can tell them apart is Adam's wife, Beth.
The Campaign of Billy Banjo
E36
The Campaign of Billy BanjoBilly Banjo Jones is running for state senate, supported by his rich and domineering wife, Elise. But he hires Paladin to give protection to his opponent, Jansen, because he fears that Elise may do murder to ensure his successful election.
Ransom
E37
RansomPaladin is hired to find Colonel Celine in order to get him to sign an important document.
The Trial
E38
The TrialPaladin is hired by Morgan Gibbs to bring in his son, who is wanted for murder. There is a $500 dead or alive bounty on him and Morgan offers to pay Paladin $5000 to bring him in alive. When Paladin brings him in draped over his horse, Paladin is put on trial for killing him.
The Search
E39
The SearchMrs. Kilmer is dying and asks Paladin to find her missing son, Martin Kilmer. Edwards, a detective, managed to trace Martin as far as Harper City, where Edwards was then killed. Fred Harper, a half crazy man who runs Harper City, doesn't want Paladin to succeed.