Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that was produced and originally broadcast by CBS on Saturdays at 9:30–10:00 pm (EST) from 1957 through 1963. The television version of the series starring Richard Boone was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons.
Set in the period of the Old West, the series follows the adventures of "Paladin", played by Richard Boone, a gentleman investigator/gunfighter who travels around the Old West working as a gunfighter for hire. Although Paladin charges steep fees to clients who can afford to hire him, typically $1000 per job, he provides his services for free to poor people who need his help.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 39 | September 14, 1957 (1957-09-14) | June 14, 1958 (1958-06-14) | 4 | 14.1 | |
| 2 | 39 | September 13, 1958 (1958-09-13) | June 20, 1959 (1959-06-20) | 3 | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 39 | September 12, 1959 (1959-09-12) | June 18, 1960 (1960-06-18) | 3 | 15.9 | |
| 4 | 38 | September 10, 1960 (1960-09-10) | June 10, 1961 (1961-06-10) | 3 | 14.6 | |
| 5 | 38 | September 16, 1961 (1961-09-16) | June 2, 1962 (1962-06-02) | 29 | 10.8 | |
| 6 | 32 | September 15, 1962 (1962-09-15) | April 20, 1963 (1963-04-20) | 29 | 10.5 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1957–58)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Three Bells to Perdido" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe | September 14, 1957 (1957-09-14) | |
| Paladin is hired to bring back a rancher's daughter (Janice Rule), but he must face the girl's gunfighter husband (Jack Lord). | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Outlaw" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Sam Rolfe | September 21, 1957 (1957-09-21) | |
| A criminal (Charles Bronson) breaks out of jail to get revenge on the banker who testified against him. Featuring Grant Withers. A "Wanted Dead or Alive " poster bearing picture of Charles Bronson character revealed at opening of episode in lobby of Hotel Carlton. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Great Mojave Chase" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | September 28, 1957 (1957-09-28) | |
| Paladin attempts to win a bet that he can ride through the Mojave desert on a camel. Featuring Lawrence Dobkin and Claude Akins. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Winchester Quarantine" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Herb Meadow | October 5, 1957 (1957-10-05) | |
| Paladin offers to help an Indian (Anthony Caruso) who has been beaten up by cowboys. Featuring Leo Gordon and Vic Perrin. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Matter of Ethics" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Sam Rolfe | October 12, 1957 (1957-10-12) | |
| Paladin is tasked with the safe delivery of a prisoner charged with murder. Featuring Angie Dickinson, Harold J. Stone and Strother Martin. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Bride" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Steve Fisher | October 19, 1957 (1957-10-19) | |
| A mail-order bride named Christie Smith (Marian Seldes) wonders about her fate. Featuring Mike Connors. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Strange Vendetta" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb | October 26, 1957 (1957-10-26) | |
| Paladin must figure who is trying to kill his new friend (June Vincent) and why. Featuring Michael Pate. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "High Wire" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Don Brinkley | November 2, 1957 (1957-11-02) | |
| Paladin teams up with a hobo (Strother Martin) to swindle crooked gamblers. Featuring Fay Spain, John Dehner, Jack Albertson and Buddy Baer. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Show of Force" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb & Lee Erwin | November 9, 1957 (1957-11-09) | |
| The fifty rifles that Paladin won in a poker game prove to be useful when he gets involved in a range war. Featuring Rodolfo Acosta and Vic Perrin. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Long Night" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Sam Rolfe | November 16, 1957 (1957-11-16) | |
| Paladin and two other men (James Best, William Schallert) are held hostage by a cattle baron (Kent Smith) who intends to hang one of them at sunrise for his wife's murder. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Colonel and the Lady" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Michael Fessier | November 23, 1957 (1957-11-23) | |
| Paladin takes on the search for a former silver-camp queen. Featuring Robert F. Simon, June Vincent, Denver Pyle, Robert J. Stevenson, Peggy Rea and Woodrow Chambliss. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "No Visitors" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Don Brinkley | November 30, 1957 (1957-11-30) | |
| Paladin discovers a woman (June Lockhart) and a baby abandoned by a wagon master who said the baby had typhoid. Featuring Grant Withers and Whit Bissell. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Englishman" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Sam Rolfe | December 7, 1957 (1957-12-07) | |
| Paladin takes an English man and woman (Tom Helmore, Alix Talton) to a new ranch in Montana where an angry trader plots against them. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Yuma Treasure" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | December 14, 1957 (1957-12-14) | |
| A cavalry major (Warren Stevens) asks for Paladin's help in dealing with restless Maricopas. Featuring Harry Landers, Henry Brandon, Russ Thorson and Barry Cahill. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Hanging Cross" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21) | |
| Paladin is sent to investigate the possibility of a Pawnee chief (Abraham Sofaer) holding a rancher's son (Johnny Crawford) hostage. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Helen of Abajinian" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | December 28, 1957 (1957-12-28) | |
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Paladin goes after a vintner's daughter (Lisa Gaye) who has run off with a cowboy (Wright King). Featuring Harold J. Stone, Vladimir Sokoloff, Nick Dennis and Naomi Stevens. Note: Johnny Western's iconic theme song (co-written by himself, Richard Boone, and Sam Rolfe) makes its debut in this episode. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Ella West" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | January 4, 1958 (1958-01-04) | |
| Paladin tries to make a lady out of the unbearable Ella West (Norma Crane). Featuring Mike Mazurki. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Reasonable Man" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Joel Kane & Ken Kolb | January 11, 1958 (1958-01-11) | |
| Paladin helps a teenager (Tom Pittman) prepare for a gun duel with his foster father. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The High-Graders" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Wilton Schiller & Jack Laird Teleplay by : Ken Kolb, Wilton Schiller & Jack Laird | January 18, 1958 (1958-01-18) | |
| While investigating a friend's murder, Paladin finds out that the man's heirs are being systematically robbed. Featuring Susan Cabot, Robert J. Wilke and Bob Steele. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Last Laugh" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Don Brinkley | January 25, 1958 (1958-01-25) | |
| A rancher blames Paladin for his wife's paralysis. Fearuring Jean Allison, Peter Whitney, Stuart Whitman and Murray Hamilton. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Bostonian" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Berni Gould, Milton Pascal & Ken Kolb | February 1, 1958 (1958-02-01) | |
| Paladin attempts to protect a tenderfoot who has become the target of a seasoned cattleman. Featuring Constance Ford and Harry Townes. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Singer" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb & Sam Peckinpah | February 8, 1958 (1958-02-08) | |
| A cowboy (Richard Long) says his singer ex-girlfriend (Joan Weldon) was forced to marry a rancher (Denver Pyle) against her wishes. Also stars Jay Adler and Gloria Pall. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Bitter Wine" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb | February 15, 1958 (1958-02-15) | |
| It is up to Paladin to save a vineyard from seepage coming from an oil well. Featuring Eduardo Ciannelli. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Girl from Piccadilly" | Lewis Milestone | Ken Kolb | February 22, 1958 (1958-02-22) | |
| A man from San Francisco (Carl Benton Reid) hires Paladin to find his missing daughter-in-law (Betsy von Furstenberg). Featuring Charles Aidman and William Schallert. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "The O'Hare Story" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Malvin Wald & Jack Jacobs | March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01) | |
| Paladin questions the motives of a landowner (Herbert Rudley) who wants him to stop the construction of a dam. Featuring Victor McLaglen and Christine White. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Birds of a Feather" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Terence Maples Teleplay by : Fred Eggers & Terence Maples | March 8, 1958 (1958-03-08) | |
| Paladin tries to bring peace to a divided Colorado town. Featuring James Craig, Harry Bartell, Joan Marshall and Bill Erwin. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "The Teacher" | Lamont Johnson | Sam Rolfe | March 15, 1958 (1958-03-15) | |
| Paladin comes to the defense of a teacher (Marian Seldes) who is being threatened by a local rancher. Featuring Andrew Duggan, Jack Albertson and Lana Wood. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Killer's Widow" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Albert Aley | March 22, 1958 (1958-03-22) | |
| Although Paladin has killed a bank robber, the banker is accusing him of making off with the money. Featuring Barbara Baxley, R.G. Armstrong and Roy Barcroft. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Gun Shy" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Frank Hursley & Doris Hursley Teleplay by : Frank Hursley & Doris Hursley & Albert Aley | March 29, 1958 (1958-03-29) | |
| A girl (Lisa Gaye) distracts Paladin from pursuing bandits. Featuring Jeanette Nolan and Dan Blocker. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "The Prizefight Story" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb | April 5, 1958 (1958-04-05) | |
| Paladin winds up a participant in a prizefight he planned to promote – against the British champ. Featuring Don Megowan, George E. Stone, Gage Clarke and King Calder. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "Hey Boy's Revenge" | Lewis Milestone | Albert Aley | April 12, 1958 (1958-04-12) | |
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Paladin's favorite hotel employee Hey Boy (series regular Kam Tong) is put in jail for trying to avenge the death of his brother (Philip Ahn). Featuring Lisa Lu, Spencer Chan, Olan Soule and Pernell Roberts. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #83 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "The Five Books of Owen Deaver" | Lamont Johnson | Sam Rolfe | April 26, 1958 (1958-04-26) | |
| Sheriff Owen Deaver (James Olson) brings his Philadelphia brand of justice to a Wyoming town, prompting Paladin to action as a favor to an old friend. Featuring Lurene Tuttle and Walter Barnes. | ||||||
| 33 | 33 | "The Silver Queen" | Lamont Johnson | Albert Aley | May 3, 1958 (1958-05-03) | |
| A prospector (Earle Hodgins) is not happy that a showgirl (Lita Milan) has inherited a fortune in his partner's will. Featuring Whit Bissell and Ralph Moody. | ||||||
| 34 | 34 | "Three Sons" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Ken Kolb | May 10, 1958 (1958-05-10) | |
| Paladin tries to warn a man (Parker Fennelly) about his stepsons' (Warren Oates, Kevin Hagen, Paul Jasmin) plot to murder him. | ||||||
| 35 | 35 | "The Return of Dr. Thackeray" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Stanley H. Silverman Teleplay by : Stanley H. Silverman & Sam Rolfe | May 17, 1958 (1958-05-17) | |
| Dr. Thackeray (June Lockhart) needs Paladin's help when a rancher refuses to let her vaccinate his men for smallpox. Featuring John Anderson, Grant Withers and Charles Aidman. | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | "24 Hours at North Fork" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Irving Rubine | May 24, 1958 (1958-05-24) | |
| Paladin aids a Mennonite (Morris Ankrum) in protecting his farm from the town boss. Featuring Jacqueline Scott, Harry Shannon, Brad Dexter, Karl Swenson and Adeline De Walt Reynolds. | ||||||
| 37 | 37 | "Silver Convoy" | Lamont Johnson | Ken Kolb | May 31, 1958 (1958-05-31) | |
| Paladin discovers that the silver he agreed to escort came from a mine where prison labor is taking place. Featuring Nico Minardos, BarBara Luna, George Keymas and Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | "Deliver the Body" | Lamont Johnson | Buckley Angell | June 7, 1958 (1958-06-07) | |
| Just as a man named Ben Tyler is acquitted of murder, he is accused of killing a sheriff. Featuring R.G. Armstrong, James Franciscus and Len Lesser. | ||||||
| 39 | 39 | "The Statue of San Sebastian" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Albert Aley | June 14, 1958 (1958-06-14) | |
| Paladin is offered an unusual reward for the capture of the bandit Sancho Fernandez (Simon Oakland). Featuring John Carradine and Judson Pratt. | ||||||
Season 2 (1958–59)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 40 | 1 | "The Manhunter" | Buzz Kulik | Harry Julian Fink | September 13, 1958 (1958-09-13) | |
| After Paladin shoots a killer in self-defense, he not only has to face an inquest, but also the man's three vengeful brothers (Martin Balsam, Hampton Fancher and Joseph V. Perry). Featuring Joseph Calleia. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "In an Evil Time" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | September 20, 1958 (1958-09-20) | |
| An aging bank robber must choose between his ex-partners and the law. Featuring Hank Patterson and Charles Horvath. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Fanya Lawrence | September 27, 1958 (1958-09-27) | |
| A tough rancher (Charles Bronson) tries to woo his attractive neighbor. Featuring Harry Carey Jr. and Celia Lovsky. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "The Hanging of Roy Carter" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | October 4, 1958 (1958-10-04) | |
| Paladin races to save a convicted killer named Roy Carter (Scott Marlowe) from a lynching when he finds proof of his innocence. Featuring Paul Birch, John Larch and Robert Armstrong. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "Duel at Florence" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Bruce Geller | October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11) | |
| Paladin plans to make a timid barber (Dean Harens) a hero when the barber's girlfriend starts a gunfight to make him jealous. Featuring Charles H. Gray. | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "The Protege" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Frank D. Gilroy | October 18, 1958 (1958-10-18) | |
| Paladin discovers that the shy young man (Peter Breck) he taught to shoot is now a ruthless gunfighter. Featuring Mel Welles and George Mitchell. | ||||||
| 46 | 7 | "The Road to Wickenburg" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | October 25, 1958 (1958-10-25) | |
| Paladin clashes with a corrupt sheriff (Harry Carey Jr.) and his four brothers. Featuring Don "Red" Barry, Michael Forest, Rayford Barnes, Edward Faulkner and Christine White. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "A Sense of Justice" | Lamont Johnson | John Neubuhl | November 1, 1958 (1958-11-01) | |
| Paladin believes the sheriff's daughter is responsible for the formation of a lynch mob. Featuring Virginia Gregg, Karl Swenson and Bing Russell. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "Young Gun" | Lamont Johnson | Albert Aley | November 8, 1958 (1958-11-08) | |
| Ranchers ask Paladin for help them when a gunfighter refuses to give their cattle water rights. Featuring Robert F. Simon, Meg Wyllie and Dick Foran. | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "The Lady" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | November 15, 1958 (1958-11-15) | |
| Paladin and a woman named Diana Coulter (Patricia Medina) arrive at her brother's ranch to learn that Comanches have gotten there first. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "A Snare for Murder" | Buzz Kulik | Russell S. Hughes & Don Ingalls | November 22, 1958 (1958-11-22) | |
| Paladin pursues a gunman who is targeting his partner in a gold mine. Featuring Harry Morgan and Harry Bartell. | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "The Ballad of Oscar Wilde" | Richard Whorf | Irving Wallace | December 6, 1958 (1958-12-06) | |
| A writer named Oscar Wilde (John O'Malley) hires Paladin to be his bodyguard. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "The Solid Gold Patrol" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Irving Wallace | December 13, 1958 (1958-12-13) | |
| Paladin helps an Army corporal (Sean McClory) face an ambush of Apaches so the corporal can collect his lottery prize. Featuring Eddie Little Sky. | ||||||
| 53 | 14 | "Something to Live For" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : John Tucker Battle Teleplay by : John Tucker Battle & Don Ingalls | December 20, 1958 (1958-12-20) | |
| On the way to get one job done, Paladin finds himself another – helping an alcoholic (Rayford Barnes). | ||||||
| 54 | 15 | "The Moor's Revenge" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Melvin Levy | December 27, 1958 (1958-12-27) | |
| A Shakespearean troupe (Vincent Price, Patricia Morison) may need Paladin to protect them. Featuring Morey Amsterdam. | ||||||
| 55 | 16 | "The Wager" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Denis Sanders & Terry Sanders | January 3, 1959 (1959-01-03) | |
| A man named Sid Morgan (Denver Pyle), whom an outlaw has threatened, hires Paladin to take him and his fiancée to Silver City. | ||||||
| 56 | 17 | "The Taffeta Mayor" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Albert Aley | January 10, 1959 (1959-01-10) | |
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Paladin convinces a widow (Norma Crane) to run for mayor when her husband is killed looking to get the job. Featuring Edward Platt. Note: Paladin mentions that ". . the Wyoming territorial legislature granted woman suffrage several years ago. ." That happened on December 10, 1869, so this episode is set in the early 1870s. | ||||||
| 57 | 18 | "Lady on the Stagecoach" | Richard Whorf | Story by : Guy de Maupassant | January 17, 1959 (1959-01-17) | |
| A band of outlaws hold up a stagecoach carrying Paladin and an Apache princess (Vitina Marcus). Featuring John Doucette. | ||||||
| 58 | 19 | "Treasure Trail" | Richard Whorf | Albert Aley | January 24, 1959 (1959-01-24) | |
| Paladin wins a piece of a treasure map in a poker game, only to learn that the treasure was stolen from the Army. Featuring Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Gordon, Peter Adams and Willard Sage. | ||||||
| 59 | 20 | "Juliet" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | January 31, 1959 (1959-01-31) | |
| Paladin is caught up in a feud stemming from the Civil War. Featuring Earle Hodgins, John Berardino, Allen Case and Tex Terry. | ||||||
| 60 | 21 | "Hunt the Man Down" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | February 7, 1959 (1959-02-07) | |
| Paladin tries to end a feud over a woman (Madlyn Rhue) between two brothers (Robert J. Wilke and James Drury) -- both good friends of his from his Civil War days -- only to wind up in the middle of it. | ||||||
| 61 | 22 | "The Scorched Feather" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Bruce Geller | February 14, 1959 (1959-02-14) | |
| Paladin deals with a schizophrenic who hired him to arrest him. Featuring Lon Chaney Jr. | ||||||
| 62 | 23 | "The Return of the Lady" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | February 21, 1959 (1959-02-21) | |
| Diana Coulter (Patricia Medina) sends Paladin a wedding invitation, but the wedding is not what it seems. With Gene Nelson and Theodore Marcuse. | ||||||
| 63 | 24 | "The Monster of Moon Ridge" | Paul Stanley | Gene Roddenberry | February 28, 1959 (1959-02-28) | |
| Paladin is accompanied by his client's daughter in his search for a "monster". Featuring Barney Phillips, Natalie Norwick, Shirley O'Hara, Walter Coy, Robert Fortier and Ralph Moody. | ||||||
| 64 | 25 | "The Long Hunt" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | March 7, 1959 (1959-03-07) | |
| Paladin is hired to catch a killer – using the killer's wife (Anne Barton) as bait. Featuring Anthony Caruso, and Lane Bradford. | ||||||
| 65 | 26 | "Death of a Gunfighter" | Richard Whorf | Harry Julian Fink | March 14, 1959 (1959-03-14) | |
| Paladin gets involved with a former gunman's attempts to return to his native village. Featuring Suzanne Pleshette, Christopher Dark and Russell Arms. | ||||||
| 66 | 27 | "Incident at Borrasca Bend" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | March 21, 1959 (1959-03-21) | |
| Paladin is accused of murder in a strange town where he is forced to stand trial in a kangaroo court. Featuring Jacques Aubuchon, Perry Cook and Ben Wright. | ||||||
| 67 | 28 | "Maggie O'Bannion" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | April 4, 1959 (1959-04-04) | |
| A woman named Maggie O'Bannion (Marion Marshall) takes a liking to Paladin as he tries to help her save her ranch. Featuring Peggy Rea and Don Haggerty. | ||||||
| 68 | 29 | "The Chase" | Lamont Johnson | Fred Freiberger | April 11, 1959 (1959-04-11) | |
| A woman named Helen Martin (Olive Sturgess) hires Paladin to clear her husband of murder. Featuring Paul Richards, Paul Birch and Lee Farr. | ||||||
| 69 | 30 | "Alaska" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Albert Aley | April 18, 1959 (1959-04-18) | |
| Paladin travels to Alaska to help his fur-trapper friend (Karl Swenson) settle a claim dispute. | ||||||
| 70 | 31 | "The Man Who Lost" | Ida Lupino | Harry Julian Fink | April 25, 1959 (1959-04-25) | |
| The Gage brothers (Jack Elam, Ed Nelson) hire Paladin to find the man who killed their sister's husband. Featuring Mort Mills, Rodolfo Acosta, Barbara Hayden and Marilyn Hanold. | ||||||
| 71 | 32 | "The Return of Roy Carter" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | May 2, 1959 (1959-05-02) | |
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Roy Carter (Clu Gulager), whom Paladin got off the hook for murder (Ep 2.4), hires him to save a snowbound prison chaplain who once saved his life. Note: Roy Carter is played by a different actor in this episode. | ||||||
| 72 | 33 | "The Sons of Aaron Murdock" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harold Jack Bloom | May 9, 1959 (1959-05-09) | |
| Paladin is the only one who believes Aaron Murdock (Philip Coolidge), a man who insists that his son (Lee Kinsolving) is innocent of murder. Featuring Frank Gorshin. | ||||||
| 73 | 34 | "Comanche" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Irving Wallace | May 16, 1959 (1959-05-16) | |
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Paladin looks for an Army deserter who ran off with his sweetheart. Featuring Susan Cabot, Roy Barcroft and Larry Pennell. Note: This episode's final scene is set at the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, giving it a date of June 26 or 27, 1876 (it's unclear if they came upon it immediately afterwards or on the next day) | ||||||
| 74 | 35 | "Homecoming" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Albert Aley | May 23, 1959 (1959-05-23) | |
| Paladin finds out that his client's false testimony sent an innocent man to prison. Featuring Ed Nelson and Don Megowan. | ||||||
| 75 | 36 | "The Fifth Man" | Richard Whorf | Gene L. Coon | May 30, 1959 (1959-05-30) | |
| When four out of five men who were hired to lynch a murderer named Bert Talman (Leo Gordon) are themselves killed, Paladin is hired to protect the fifth. Featuring John Emery and Walter Burke. | ||||||
| 76 | 37 | "Heritage of Anger" | Lamont Johnson | Leonard Heideman | June 6, 1959 (1959-06-06) | |
| Paladin must find out why a bandit named Garcia is bothering the Avery family. Featuring Carol Thurston. | ||||||
| 77 | 38 | "The Haunted Trees" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol | June 13, 1959 (1959-06-13) | |
| A widow (Doris Dowling) asks Paladin to protect her from her stepson, whom she says is threatening her business and her life. Featuring Burt Metcalfe. | ||||||
| 78 | 39 | "Gold and Brimstone" | Richard Whorf | Bruce Geller | June 20, 1959 (1959-06-20) | |
| Claim jumpers clash with gold miners. Featuring Eduardo Ciannelli, Phillip Pine and Alan Reed. | ||||||
Season 3 (1959–60)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 79 | 1 | "First, Catch a Tiger" | Ida Lupino | Harry Julian Fink | September 12, 1959 (1959-09-12) | |
| Paladin has to figure out which one of four men wants to kill him. Featuring John Anderson. | ||||||
| 80 | 2 | "Episode in Laredo" | Buzz Kulik | Gene Roddenberry | September 19, 1959 (1959-09-19) | |
| A gunman runs afoul of Paladin while in town to see his wife and son. Featuring J. Pat O'Malley and Gene Lyons. | ||||||
| 81 | 3 | "Les Girls" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26) | |
| Paladin must deliver mail-order brides to their respective husbands. Featuring Mabel Albertson, Helene Stanley, Roxane Berard and Danielle De Metz. | ||||||
| 82 | 4 | "The Posse" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | October 3, 1959 (1959-10-03) | |
| A drifter named Dobie O'Brien says that Paladin is the killer a posse is seeking to lynch. Featuring Denver Pyle and Harry Carey Jr. | ||||||
| 83 | 5 | "Shot by Request" | Buzz Kulik | Story by : Howard Seay Teleplay by : Frank R. Pierson | October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10) | |
| An educated gunfighter intends to lose a duel with Paladin in order to retire with honor. Stars John Abbott, Malcolm Atterbury, Robert Gist and Sue Randall. | ||||||
| 84 | 6 | "Pancho" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | October 24, 1959 (1959-10-24) | |
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Paladin is surprised that his client wants a youth buried alive in an anthill. Stars Rafael Campos, Lisa Montell and Edward Colmans. Note: based on Doroteo likely being in his late teens (according to dialog) this episode is set around 1895. | ||||||
| 85 | 7 | "Fragile" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Frank R. Pierson Teleplay by : Shimon Wincelberg | October 31, 1959 (1959-10-31) | |
| Paladin is hired by a restaurant owner (Werner Klemperer) in a mining town to protect & deliver a plate-glass window. Featuring Jacqueline Scott and Alan Caillou. | ||||||
| 86 | 8 | "The Unforgiven" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | November 7, 1959 (1959-11-07) | |
| A dying general (David White) requests that Paladin deliver a message of forgiveness to an old enemy. | ||||||
| 87 | 9 | "The Black Handkerchief" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | November 14, 1959 (1959-11-14) | |
| A black handkerchief proves to be important when Paladin tries to clear a young man convicted of murder. Featuring Ed Nelson and Joseph V. Perry. | ||||||
| 88 | 10 | "The Golden Toad" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Gene Roddenberry | November 21, 1959 (1959-11-21) | |
| A homesteader (David White) and a female rancher (Lorna Thayer) become consumed with greed when they hear rumors of a buried treasure. | ||||||
| 89 | 11 | "Tiger" | Don Taylor | Gene Roddenberry | November 28, 1959 (1959-11-28) | |
| Paladin is hired to protect a hunter from a curse. Featuring Elsa Cárdenas and Parley Baer. | ||||||
| 90 | 12 | "Champaigne Safari" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Whitfield Cook Teleplay by : Frank R. Pierson & Whitfield Cook | December 5, 1959 (1959-12-05) | |
| A fake Indian attack starts to become real. Featuring Valerie French, Patric Knowles and Gilman Rankin. | ||||||
| 91 | 13 | "Charley Red Dog" | Ida Lupino | Gene Roddenberry | December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12) | |
| An Indian claiming to be a U.S. marshal helps Paladin rid a town of outlaws. Featuring Scott Marlowe, Raymond Bailey and Cyril Delevanti. | ||||||
| 92 | 14 | "The Naked Gun" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | December 19, 1959 (1959-12-19) | |
| Just as Paladin needs his rest, a town boss challenges him to a fight. Stars Ken Curtis and Robert J. Wilke. | ||||||
| 93 | 15 | "One Came Back" | Don Taylor | Bruce Geller | December 26, 1959 (1959-12-26) | |
| A former prisoner (George Mathews) is hoping to start a new life. Featuring Strother Martin and James Coburn. | ||||||
| 94 | 16 | "The Prophet" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02) | |
| Paladin crosses Apache territory to find an Army deserter (Shepperd Strudwick) suspected of starting an Indian attack. Featuring Lorna Thayer and Barney Phillips. | ||||||
| 95 | 17 | "Day of the Badman" | Ida Lupino | Robert E. Thompson | January 9, 1960 (1960-01-09) | |
| A woman named Cynthia Palmer (Eleanor Audley) wants Paladin to rid a town of troublemakers and send her meek son (William Joyce) back East. Featuring Sue Randall. | ||||||
| 96 | 18 | "The Pledge" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | January 16, 1960 (1960-01-16) | |
| A group of renegade Indians take a settler's wife hostage. Featuring Robert Gist and Charles H. Gray. | ||||||
| 97 | 19 | "Jenny" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Jacobs | January 23, 1960 (1960-01-23) | |
| A girl named Jenny Lake (Ellen Clark) is faced with an unwanted suitor (Trevor Bardette) and a load of counterfeit money. | ||||||
| 98 | 20 | "Return to Fort Benjamin" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | January 30, 1960 (1960-01-30) | |
| Paladin has to prove a Sioux chief's (Whitehorse) son innocence before the young Indian is hanged for murder. Featuring Anthony Caruso, Charles Aidman and Robert J. Wilke. | ||||||
| 99 | 21 | "The Night the Town Died" | Richard Boone | Story by : Calvin Clements Teleplay by : Calvin Clements & Frank R. Pierson | February 6, 1960 (1960-02-06) | |
| Paladin attempts to prevent a released Army prisoner Barry Cahill from avenging his brother's lynching. Featuring Robert J. Stevenson, Arthur Space, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. | ||||||
| 100 | 22 | "The Ledge" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Joel Kane & Robert Gottlieb Teleplay by : Frank R. Pierson & Joel Kane & Robert Gottlieb | February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13) | |
| One of five men has to risk his life to see if a man stuck on a ledge is still alive. Featuring John Hoyt, Richard Rust and Don Beddoe. | ||||||
| 101 | 23 | "The Lady on the Wall" | Ida Lupino | Charles Beaumont & Richard Matheson | February 20, 1960 (1960-02-20) | |
| A group of miners want Paladin to find a missing painting of an attractive woman. Featuring Lillian Bronson, Howard Petrie, Ralph Clanton and Ralph Moody. | ||||||
| 102 | 24 | "The Misguided Father" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Donn Mullally | February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27) | |
| Paladin heads to timber country in order to avenge a friend's murder. Featuring Douglas Kennedy, Hampton Fancher, Harry Carey, Jr., Gregg Palmer and Eugene Borden. | ||||||
| 103 | 25 | "The Hatchet Man" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | March 5, 1960 (1960-03-05) | |
| The Chinese code of honor makes it difficult for Paladin to protect a Chinese police detective named Joe Tsin (Benson Fong). Featuring Lisa Lu, Philip Ahn, Nolan Leary, Allen Jung and James B. Leong. | ||||||
| 104 | 26 | "Fight at Adobe Wells" | Richard Boone | Story by : Samuel A. Peeples Teleplay by : Frank R. Pierson & Samuel A. Peeples | March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12) | |
| A Comanche is the only thing trying to prevent Paladin from escorting a rancher through Indian territory. Featuring Ken Lynch and Sandy Kenyon. | ||||||
| 105 | 27 | "The Gladiators" | Alvin Ganzer | Robert C. Dennis | March 19, 1960 (1960-03-19) | |
| Paladin and a professional gunfighter (James Coburn) are duped into replacing two duelists in a New Orleans affair of honor. Featuring Paul Cavanagh and Dolores Donlon. | ||||||
| 106 | 28 | "Love of a Bad Woman" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert Dozier | March 26, 1960 (1960-03-26) | |
| A woman named Tamsen Sommers (Geraldine Brooks) says she is a husband-hunting widow, which proves to be contradicted by her very-much-alive spouse (Lawrence Dobkin). | ||||||
| 107 | 29 | "An International Affair" | James Neilson | Shimon Wincelberg & Anita Wincelberg | April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02) | |
| A Hawaiian prince is murdered on Paladin's doorstep. Featuring Ziva Rodann, Henry Corden and Oscar Beregi Jr. | ||||||
| 108 | 30 | "Lady with a Gun" | Ida Lupino | Archie L. Tegland | April 9, 1960 (1960-04-09) | |
| Paladin goes after a gunslinging woman (Paula Raymond) seeking to avenge her brother's murder in the Civil War. Featuring Jack Weston. | ||||||
| 109 | 31 | "Never Help the Devil" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Archie L. Tegland | April 16, 1960 (1960-04-16) | |
| Paladin attempts to protect a wounded gunman (Jack Lambert) from a victim's vengeful brother. | ||||||
| 110 | 32 | "Ambush" | Richard Boone | Robert E. Thompson | April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23) | |
| Paladin, along with others, must find out why a gunman is holding them hostage. Featuring George Macready. | ||||||
| 111 | 33 | "Black Sheep" | Richard Boone | Shimon Wincelberg | April 30, 1960 (1960-04-30) | |
| Paladin travels South of the Border to find an heir named Ben Huttner (Patrick Wayne) who's wanted for murder. Featuring Stacy Harris and Suzanne Lloyd. | ||||||
| 112 | 34 | "Full Circle" | Fred Hartsook | David Lang | May 14, 1960 (1960-05-14) | |
| A man named Simon Quill (Adam Williams), who once left Paladin to die, is about to be hanged – and only Paladin can save him. Featuring Barbara Baxley, Raymond Hatton and Hal Needham. | ||||||
| 113 | 35 | "The Twins" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert James | May 21, 1960 (1960-05-21) | |
| A man named Adam Mirakian (Brian G. Hutton) is arrested for murder, but insists that his twin brother is the real killer. | ||||||
| 114 | 36 | "The Campaign of Billy Banjo" | Richard Boone | Frank R. Pierson & Richard Baer | May 28, 1960 (1960-05-28) | |
| A politician wants Paladin to keep an eye on his wife. Featuring Jacques Aubuchon and Vic Perrin. | ||||||
| 115 | 37 | "Ransom" | Richard Boone | Robert E. Thompson | June 4, 1960 (1960-06-04) | |
| Paladin looks all over Mexico for a man who once served the emperor, but he's not the only one searching for the man. Featuring Valerie French, Alexander Davion, Robert H. Harris, Gene Roth and Denver Pyle. | ||||||
| 116 | 38 | "The Trial" | Ida Lupino | Robert E. Thompson | June 11, 1960 (1960-06-11) | |
| A man named Morgan Gibbs (Robert F. Simon) hires Paladin to bring back his son – a killer – alive. Featuring Hal Smith, James Bell and Raymond Hatton. | ||||||
| 117 | 39 | "The Search" | Richard Boone | Story by : Sloan Nibley Teleplay by : Sloan Nibley & Frank R. Pierson | June 18, 1960 (1960-06-18) | |
| A woman's son has been missing for twenty years and she wants Paladin to find him. Featuring Wright King, Charles Aidman, Lillian Bronson, Peggy Rea, Earle Hodgins and Ted Markland. | ||||||
Season 4 (1960–61)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "The Fatalist" | Buzz Kulik | Shimon Wincelberg | September 10, 1960 (1960-09-10) | |
| An immigrant named Nathan Shotness (Martin Gabel) witnesses a murder – and may be the next victim. Featuring Robert Blake. | ||||||
| 119 | 2 | "Love's Young Dream" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | September 17, 1960 (1960-09-17) | |
| Paladin tries to find the perfect woman for a trail bum who has inherited half a gambling house. Featuring Ken Curtis and Lorna Thayer. | ||||||
| 120 | 3 | "A Head of Hair" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | September 24, 1960 (1960-09-24) | |
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Paladin needs help looking for kidnappers. Featuring Ben Johnson and George Kennedy. Lisa Lu first appears here as Hey Girl (an identical role to Kam Tong's Hey Boy), she makes numerous appearances in Season 4 as Tong's temporary fill-in/replacement. | ||||||
| 121 | 4 | "Out at the Old Ballpark" | Richard Boone | Frank R. Pierson | October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01) | |
| Paladin becomes umpire at a baseball game where guns are being used as much as bats. Featuring J. Pat O'Malley and Jack Albertson. | ||||||
| 122 | 5 | "Saturday Night" | Buzz Kulik | Jack Curtis | October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08) | |
| Paladin winds up in the town of a corrupt sheriff (Martin Balsam), in jail after getting into a brawl, and in a cell embroiled in a murder mystery. | ||||||
| 123 | 6 | "The Calf" | Richard Boone | Howard Rodman | October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15) | |
| A ranch owner has been driven nearly insane by a kink in a fence (he and his now deceased brother built the fence starting from different ends to divide their properties) which he wants perfectly straight. Featuring Denver Pyle, Parker Fennelly and Don Grady. | ||||||
| 124 | 7 | "The Tender Gun" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22) | |
| Sheriff Maude J. Smuggly (Jeanette Nolan) needs Paladin's help with facing landgrabbers. Featuring Lou Antonio. | ||||||
| 125 | 8 | "The Shooting of Jessie May" | Richard Boone | Harry Julian Fink | October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29) | |
| A man named Jessie May Robert Blake sets out to avenge his father's death. Featuring William Talman, Hari Rhodes, Rayford Barnes, John Milford and Barney Phillips. | ||||||
| 126 | 9 | "The Poker Fiend" | Byron Paul | Richard Adams | November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12) | |
| A woman (Betsy Jones-Moreland) offers to pay Paladin $50,000 if he can get her husband (Jack Weston) out of a marathon poker game. Featuring Peter Falk, Brett Somers and Warren Oates. | ||||||
| 127 | 10 | "Crowbait" | Buzz Kulik | Shimon Wincelberg | November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19) | |
| A group of Paiutes target a prospector who's digging ore from an Indian silver mine. Featuring Russell Collins and Jacqueline Scott. | ||||||
| 128 | 11 | "The Marshal's Boy" | Richard Boone | Robert James | November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26) | |
| A marshal (Ken Lynch) is forced to hunt down his own son (Andrew Prine) wanted for murder. Featuring Hal Smith and Harry Carey Jr. | ||||||
| 129 | 12 | "Foggbound" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg Based on the novel "Around the World in 80 Days" by: Jules Verne | December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03) | |
| Paladin assists traveler Phileas Fogg (Patric Knowles) on his 80-day trip around the world as people have been engaged to slow down Fogg so he loses his wager. Featuring Peter Whitney. | ||||||
| 130 | 13 | "The Legacy" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10) | |
| Paladin joins a posse to capture a wanted killer (George Kennedy), but his tables are turned when the dying killer bequeaths his fortune to any man present who kills Paladin. Featuring Roy Barcroft, Harry Carey Jr., Chuck Roberson and Harry Lauter. | ||||||
| 131 | 14 | "The Prisoner" | Buzz Kulik | Robert E. Thompson | December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17) | |
| A judge is about to release Justin Groton (Buzz Martin), a man who's been in prison awaiting execution since he was thirteen years old. Featuring Barry Kelley and George Mitchell. | ||||||
| 132 | 15 | "The Mountebank" "The Puppeteer" | Richard Boone | Shimon Wincelberg | December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24) | |
| A puppeteer's fury ruins his performance and puts his life in danger. Featuring Crahan Denton, Natalie Norwick and Denver Pyle. | ||||||
| 133 | 16 | "Sanctuary" "Vernon Good" | Buzz Kulik | Robert C. Dennis | December 31, 1960 (1960-12-31) | |
| While in a mission, Paladin finds a man who's being sought by gunslingers. Featuring Albert Salmi, Leo Gordon and Oscar Berengi Jr. | ||||||
| 134 | 17 | "A Quiet Night in Town: Part 1" | Buzz Kulik | Harry Julian Fink | January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07) | |
| Paladin escorts a sheepherder suspected of murder to a town full of cattlemen. Featuring James Best, Sydney Pollack, Robert Emhardt and Phyllis Love. | ||||||
| 135 | 18 | "A Quiet Night in Town: Part 2" | Buzz Kulik | Harry Julian Fink | January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14) | |
| The cattlemen decide that the sheepherder Paladin brought to them should be hanged. Featuring Robert Carricart. | ||||||
| 136 | 19 | "The Princess and the Gunfighter" | Richard Boone | Robert E. Thompson | January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21) | |
| Paladin looks for Princess Sarafina (Arlene Martel). Featuring Ben Wright and Shirley O'Hara. | ||||||
| 137 | 20 | "Shadow of a Man" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Laird | January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28) | |
| A woman named Marion Sutter (Dianne Foster) begs Paladin to rescue her Southern husband (Kent Smith) from a rebel hater. Featuring Walter Burke and Mike Kellin. | ||||||
| 138 | 21 | "Long Way Home" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04) | |
| Paladin has to protect his $5,000 prisoner (Ivan Dixon) from a group of bounty hunters looking to collect the reward. | ||||||
| 139 | 22 | "The Tax Gatherer" | Richard Boone | Robert E. Thompson | February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11) | |
| Paladin is hired as a tax collector in a town where the last three tax collectors were killed on the job. Featuring Roy Barcroft and Harry Carey Jr. | ||||||
| 140 | 23 | "The Fatal Flaw" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Laird | February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25) | |
| With a blizzard raging on, Paladin shares a cabin with marshal and his prisoner, who's trying to talk his way to freedom. Featuring Royal Dano, Allyn Joslyn and Jena Engstrom. | ||||||
| 141 | 24 | "Fandango" | Richard Boone | Harry Julian Fink | March 4, 1961 (1961-03-04) | |
| A condemned killer runs into Paladin while trying to make a break for freedom. Featuribng Robert Gist, Andrew Prine, Karl Swenson and Rodolfo Acosta. | ||||||
| 142 | 25 | "The Last Judgment" | Gerald Mayer | Shimon Wincelberg | March 11, 1961 (1961-03-11) | |
| Paladin deals with a judge (Harold J. Stone) who holds court in a saloon and only sentences defendants to be hanged. Featuring Leo Gordon and Donald Randolph. | ||||||
| 143 | 26 | "The Gold Bar" | Ida Lupino | Robert E. Thompson | March 18, 1961 (1961-03-18) | |
| Paladin is hired to retrieve a stolen gold bar before the bank is inspected Monday morning. Featuring John Fiedler, Jena Engstrom and Val Avery. | ||||||
| 144 | 27 | "Everyman" | Byron Paul | Richard Adams | March 25, 1961 (1961-03-25) | |
| A ne'er-do-well must save Paladin before a killer ends him. Featuring Barry Kelley, David White, Vic Perrin, June Vincent and Roy Engel. | ||||||
| 145 | 28 | "The Siege" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Curtis | April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01) | |
| As the jail door has yet to arrive, Paladin volunteers to keep guard on Bobby Joe, one of three brothers who comprise a gang attempting to extort money from farmers on threat of poisoning their wells with arsenic. Featuring David J. Stewart and Perry Lopez. | ||||||
| 146 | 29 | "The Long Weekend" | Byron Paul | Jack Laird | April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08) | |
| Every six months, silver miner Shep Montrose comes to town for the weekend, spends large and causes a huge amount of damage. The townsfolk like Shep and do not want him hurt so Paladin is hired to prevent the damage. Featuring Roy Barcroft and Ralph Moody. | ||||||
| 147 | 30 | "El Paso Stage" | Robert Butler | Gene Roddenberry | April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15) | |
| Paladin clashes with a crooked lawman (Buddy Ebsen). Featuring Karl Swenson and Jeremy Slate. | ||||||
| 148 | 31 | "Duke of Texas" | Buzz Kulik | Story by : Albert Aley Teleplay by : Albert Aley & Albert Ruben | April 22, 1961 (1961-04-22) | |
| Paladin is astonished that an Austrian prince (Scott Marlowe) wants him to lead a Mexican invasion. Featuring Eduard Franz and Robert Carricart. | ||||||
| 149 | 32 | "Broken Image" | Richard Boone | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | April 29, 1961 (1961-04-29) | |
| A sharpshooter (Kenneth Tobey) with a big reputation is oddly reluctant to use his gun. | ||||||
| 150 | 33 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06) | |
| After he has been attacked by a mountain lion, two men find Paladin presumably mortally wounded and they steal his horse, money ($2000) and guns and leave him to die. Featuring Wright King, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Ed Nelson, Karl Swenson and Ben Wright. | ||||||
| 151 | 34 | "Bearbait" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | May 13, 1961 (1961-05-13) | |
| Instead of bullets, Paladin uses insults against thugs who are terrorizing a town. Featuring Judi Meredith, Richard Rust, Martin West, Ollie O'Toole and Frank Ferguson. | ||||||
| 152 | 35 | "The Cure" | Buzz Kulik | Shimon Wincelberg | May 20, 1961 (1961-05-20) | |
| Paladin finds a drunken and disheveled Calamity Jane (Norma Crane), a woman he admires and upon whom he emulated some of his gun skills, passed out in his hotel's lobby. | ||||||
| 153 | 36 | "The Road" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Frank R. Pierson | May 27, 1961 (1961-05-27) | |
| After getting robbed at a trail-side inn, Paladin is forced to cross a mountain on foot without food. Featuring Trevor Bardette, Gene Lyons and George Kennedy. | ||||||
| 154 | 37 | "The Uneasy Grave" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Curtis | June 3, 1961 (1961-06-03) | |
| Outside of town Paladin meets a woman, Kathy (Pippa Scott), burying her murdered fiancé after she has been run out of town for the murder. Featuring Lillian Bronson and Don Beddoe. | ||||||
| 155 | 38 | "Soledad Crossing" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Don Ingalls | June 10, 1961 (1961-06-10) | |
| While escorting a prisoner to Soledad, Paladin is stopped at a ford by a bridge by armed men telling them not to cross due to a diphtheria scare involving the prisoner's brother. Featuring Edward Faulkner, Ken Curtis, Natalie Norwick and Walker Edmiston. | ||||||
Season 5 (1961–62)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 1 | "The Vigil" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | September 16, 1961 (1961-09-16) | |
| A nurse pays Paladin to escort her to a gold field without a doctor. On the way they meet two men raising a cairn over a third man's body, claiming the corpse is that of their friend who was shot in the back with an arrow by Native Americans. When the younger man raises a knife to Paladin, Paladin shoots him in the arm who is tended by the nurse. Later, the older man threatens Paladin with a stick but backs down. The next day the younger man pockets his knife and threatens to slit the nurse's throat and in a scuffle the older man obtains Paladin's revolver. The pair of men go to escape but the younger one wants to rape the nurse. Just before he is shot, Paladin kills the older man with his derringer and the younger one begs the nurse not to let Paladin have him. Paladin and the nurse set out to the gold field with the younger man in tow as a prisoner. | ||||||
| 157 | 2 | "The Education of Sara Jane" | Richard Boone | Betty Andrews) | September 23, 1961 (1961-09-23) | |
| Paladin finds a bloodstained riderless horse. Following its tracks he comes across the corpse of its rider, father of young woman Sara Jane Darrow who holds Paladin at gunpoint before being disarmed by him. The pair are shot at by Carter Tyler (Duane Eddy), the young man who had shot Mr Darrow as part of a long running family feud. Paladin captures him and intends to take him to town for trial. Eventually Sara Jane is persuaded by Paladin to forgive Carter, figuring that too many have died over the generations, just as other members of the Tyler family come to find Carter so Paladin releases him. | ||||||
| 158 | 3 | "The Revenger" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) | |
| Paladin is given half of a $500 bill, a stage ticket from a small town to Yuma and a promise to receive the other half of the bill in payment. Waiting for the stagecoach, Paladin meets five other travellers (sheriff and his prisoner; retired insurance salesman; former army officer and his wife). During the trip, a Mexican bandit named Solomon stops the coach to find a man who killed the wife of Miguel, one of Solomon's friends. The sheriff overreacts and shoots unarmed Miguel dead and is killed by Solomon. With Miquel dead and unable to identify the murderer, Solomon demands Paladin choose someone to kill. | ||||||
| 159 | 4 | "Odds for Big Red" | Richard Donner | Betty Andrews | October 7, 1961 (1961-10-07) | |
| A multiple murderer hides behind a woman in a saloon. He is shot by Paladin. The saloon's owner, a woman called "Big Red", catches a stray shot from the murderer and is mortally wounded. With the doctor out of town Paladin takes charge of her while some of the townsmen, including her ex-boyfriend Guy who acts as the bank, make wagers on her dying before sunrise. Paladin wagers $1000 at 5-to-1 odds that she will survive. Paladin questions Guy and learns he studied to be a doctor, though never practised, and was using his education to make a prognosis to work out which side to bet on. Paladin threatens him with a new wager: Guy dies too if Red dies. Guy says if the surgery succeeds the men who lose money will probably kill him; Paladin says, "The difference is probably, you can be absolutely certain of me." The men find out about the surgery and one drunk tries to stop it. Guy tells Red he does not want her to die. The surgery is successful and Red tells Guy he was always a rotten gambler, including betting against himself, and that to pay off his wager he'll have to take up work as a doctor. He acquiesces and the pair kiss. | ||||||
| 160 | 5 | "A Proof of Love" | Richard Boone | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | October 14, 1961 (1961-10-14) | |
| Gun-inept farmer Henry Gray (Charles Bronson) seeks a mail order bride. He asks Paladin to teach him to gunfight so he can recover $300 from his neighbor, Rud Saxon (George Kennedy). At Rud's house, Calliope (Chana Eden), the Greek mail order bride, tells Paladin she left Henry because he and his mother are dour and banned having fun. She convinces Rud to return the money. That night a loud party goes on at Rud's barn. Paladin quotes Tennyson ("he that shuts Love out, in turn shall be // Shut out from Love") and surreptitiously asks Henry to go but Henry's mother forbids it; he sneaks out with Paladin when she is asleep. Calliope sings a song that Paladin translates that, a Greek girl left home to get married in a far away country. Paladin tells Henry that Calliope anticipates he being unable to have fun but just try to. Henry's mother arrives and Henry stands up to her. After a fist fight between Henry and Rud, and then Rud and Paladin, Calliope goes to the unconscious Henry and tells Paladin she chooses Henry. Paladin remarks it is unfortunate she lacks any sisters. Calliope replies that she has several and that Paladin does not have to go to Greece, she will bring them there. | ||||||
| 161 | 6 | "The Gospel Singer" | Byron Paul | Robert E. Thompson | October 21, 1961 (1961-10-21) | |
| Paladin travels to Bugbear, recently renamed Elysium, to help rid it of violence. Melissa (Suzi Carnell), a Christian missionary, joins him on her way to Bugbear and reproves him for carrying a gun. In Bugbear, Paladin's conditions are that the law-abiding folk who hired him give up their weapons just like the hooligans. He meets with more resistance, including shooting dead one of the Durbin brothers, whose fellow gang members warn of reprisal when the surviving brothers find out. Melissa gains pledges from many townsmen, including those who refused earlier to give up their revolvers. At lunch she tells Paladin their guns were given to her because of God's love, and that God has chosen him to do God's work of disarming the town. Paladin replies that in a year the townsmen will be scared by something and return to their old ways. Immediately news of the Durbin gang arriving sends the men back to their guns. Melissa stands between Paladin and the three outlaws and tries to convince them all to give up their arms; Paladin gives her his revolver. The Durbin brother shoots at Paladin; Paladin uses his two-shot derringer on him and another outlaw. The third one gets the drop on Paladin from behind but Melissa points Paladin's revolver point blank at his head. Later, when he's paid, the townsmen say Paladin should split his fee with Melissa since he could not have done it alone. Paladin replies, "since Melissa has your guns and your pledges and that's all that she asked for, I will accept your money since that's all I asked for", and he rides away. | ||||||
| 162 | 7 | "The Race" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | October 28, 1961 (1961-10-28) | |
| On his way to ride in a horse race Paladin intervenes in what he thinks is a fistfight between two Native Americans (but he later learns it was "training"). He learns that the race is to be between a settler, Sam Crabbe (Ben Johnson), and a Native American tribe for possession of the local land. It is to involve beating each other while riding. Paladin is to race for Crabbe; one of the men Paladin injured was to have been his opponent. Paladin wants the race delayed until a new opponent can be trained. He withdraws as it is an unjust cause (saying the Native Americans will die without the land but "the white man can live any place. You can start over if you lose, he can't"). Crabbe insists the race go ahead. Paladin attempts to persuade (with the gifting of his horse, saddle and his guns to the chief) that he will ride for them to prevent the elderly chief dying by racing in the grueling event. On the way, Native Americans and settlers both intervene--lassoing Crabbe, tripping Paladin's horse--and eventually both are dismounted and fist fight. About to win, Paladin instead helps Crabbe walk to the finish line but refuses to let either of them to cross and win saying it will change nothing. He exhorts settlers and Native Americans to work together, then he walks them across together. Crabbe asks how long until another rider can be trained. Paladin gives the chief his card then rides off. | ||||||
| 163 | 8 | "The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs" | Richard Boone | Robert E. Thompson | November 4, 1961 (1961-11-04) | |
| Meeting her on the trail, Paladin helps Sarah Gibbs (Odetta) travel to Dunbar, a tiny mining settlement, where her husband Aaron (Rupert Crosse) is to be hanged that afternoon with two other men for mass murder during an attempted burglary. The townsfolk, Deputy Jim Harden (Edward Faulkner) in particular whose brother died, objects that Aaron should be allowed to talk to anyone as none of the townsfolk could comfort the murdered men as they were dying. Paladin intervenes and Sarah and Aaron are allowed to talk. Aaron explains that he and his fellow thieves set explosives to block the mine entrance to delay pursuit and he did not know anyone would be injured or die. The three men are executed. Paladin condemns Harden as not much of a man. One of the townswomen offers Sarah a token of consolation by giving her shawl to cover Aaron's corpse. Paladin and Sarah ride off on her cart. | ||||||
| 164 | 9 | "The Piano" | Richard Donner | Barry Trivers Based on an idea by: Frank R. Pierson | November 11, 1961 (1961-11-11) | |
| Paladin is hired to recover a stolen piano European pianist Franz Lister (Keith Andes) brought with him for a concert. A ransom has already been brokered which Paladin is to deliver but Lister insists no one should pay as the piano was a gift from a king, "you do not buy it like a harlot in a street, you fight for her like a woman you love". Paladin tries to enlist four men to help but no one is willing to risk their lives for a piano until Paladin uses word play to trick the loudest objector into saying he has a stomach for trouble. On the road, Sybil (Antoinette Bower), adult daughter of the woman for whom the concert is to be played, says she is jealous of Lister's affection for his piano. Meeting the thieves, Lister goes berserk that it is scratched and starts a fist fight. In the scuffle the piano's cart rolls down a hill and the piano is destroyed. Lister gives his concert on a tiny piano. In the audience are the rough men, now dressed up, who Paladin recruited. Backstage Sybil gives Paladin a long kiss on the lips and he declares, "I have been paid." | ||||||
| 165 | 10 | "Ben Jalisco" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | November 18, 1961 (1961-11-18) | |
| Paladin learns that former bounty hunter Ben Jalisco (Charles Bronson) has murdered a guard and escaped from prison. Jalisco was in prison for having stalked his bounties like animals claiming they all had no souls so killing them was no different to killing animals or Indians who also have no souls. Paladin guards Jalisco's wife Lucy (Coleen Gray) who informs on Jalisco and who helped Paladin catch him. Jalisco murders the sheriff, Armstedder (John Litel), guarding Lucy but leaves Paladin alive so that Paladin can help him flee. He delivers long speeches to Lucy and Paladin while holding a shotgun to her head. On the trail to Mexico, Jalisco accuses Lucy of turning him in because of her feelings for Paladin which they deny. Jalisco abhors Lucy for working in a saloon which she says she had to do to eat because she was not free to marry. Two men, one a lawman, ride up and Jalisco threatens to kill Lucy to force Paladin to defend him. Paladin "shoots to wound" one man. The other wounds Jalisco who changes his mind from shooting that man to trying to shoot Lucy; Paladin shoots him as he points his shotgun at Lucy and he dies. A mourning Lucy tells Paladin she guesses she should thank him, that now she is free, that all the worse is behind her and that something good has to happen. | ||||||
| 166 | 11 | "The Brothers" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | November 25, 1961 (1961-11-25) | |
| A widow seeks revenge for the murder of her husband by Bram Holden (Buddy Ebsen), who rules over a town called Thornburg. Paladin is hired. He abducts Holden, who escape attempt forces Paladin to take them into the desert on foot to avoid pursuit. With both nearly dead from dehydration. The pair are rescued by prospector "Possum" Corbin (Paul Hartman) who has poor eyesight. Despite offers of large sums of money from Paladin to take them to town, Possum explains he is intent upon seeking vengeance upon his brother, Arnie, who nine years ago stole their earnings, abducted his half-Chinook wife and left her to die in the wilderness when she fell ill. Instead Possum is going to Thornburg. Hearing this Holden wakes up and laughs at the irony. Seeing his face for the first time, Possum calls Holden Arnie. Holden insists he is not Arnie and Possum threatens torture. Paladin points out they are handcuffed together; to free Paladin Possum grabs an axe to cut off Holden's hand; Paladin intervenes; Possum ends the scuffle by shooting Holden dead. On the way to the town they are met by a man on horseback who tells them where a federal marshal can be found. Possum insists the man, who is much younger and looks and sounds nothing like Holden, is Arnie and grabs his rifle to shoot the man. Paladin asks him, "What about the body in the back of this wagon?" Possum reples, "Who? Don't you understand?" Irritatingly and knowingly, Paladin says he does. | ||||||
| 167 | 12 | "A Drop of Blood" | Richard Donner | Shimon Wincelberg | December 2, 1961 (1961-12-02) | |
| A long, florid telegram invites Paladin to be best man at his friend Nathan Shotness's (Martin Gabel) daughter's wedding. When he arrives, Nathan says the wedding has been postponed and moved to San Francisco because of Billy Buckstone (Noah Keen) who has threatened to ruin the wedding, perhaps killing Nathan or at least driving him out of town. Buckstone was sentenced to be hanged on Nathan's testimony but then released by a corrupt judge. Paladin says the wedding should be held locally and Nathan should ask his neighbors for help as he was the hero of the county for putting away Buckstone. Nathan points out the selfishness of people and that if he left his home would be burned down since they would not stop Buckstone. In town, Buckstone and his gang harass Rivka (Roxane Berard) and her hapless fiance Faivel Melamed (Mike Kellin) but Paladin intervenes. Over supper, Rivka asks Paladin to teach Faivel how to shoot. Paladin softly demurs saying such things are not for everyone. Faivel excuses himself from the table, borrows Paladin's revolver and shows himself a gun expert. The next day at the wedding the sheriff, who stays outside, takes off his gun (because it is a wedding, against Paladin's advice) and the rabbi asks Paladin (inside) to take off his. Despite the sheriff, Buckstone's gang arrives and upsets the dishes and food outside while the ceremony goes on inside. Paladin restrains Nathan until arson is involved when Paladin rushes out unarmed joined by Faival, who proves himself not hapless, and Nathan. The trio knock the gang unconscious, the wedding completes and they all celebrate. | ||||||
| 168 | 13 | "A Knight to Remember" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert Dozier | December 9, 1961 (1961-12-09) | |
| Paladin is hired to find a delusional elderly father (Hans Conried) who believes he is Don Quixote and is making a nuisance of himself. Secretly the son hopes his father will attack Paladin and be killed when Paladin defends himself. With Paladin absent for a moment the old man sparks a violent incident in a cantina; angered by this the son publicly announces a $1000 bounty for his father's death. When confronted by Paladin the son refuses to retract the bounty and grabs an axe to kill Paladin but is shot dead. Meeting the old man in the middle of a field, the old man claims he has finally slain a monster (leading Paladin to the corpse of the man from the cantina who was seeking revenge) and so is now a true knight. Paladin dubs him a knight and confesses to killing his son. The man and his daughter walk peacefully back to his house. Paladin tells the cantina owner that if anyone harms the old man he will hear about it—and he will come back. | ||||||
| 169 | 14 | "Blind Circle" | Richard Donner | Anthony Wilson | December 16, 1961 (1961-12-16) | |
| Two members of the Cattleman's Association ask Paladin to stop Jess Larker (Hank Patterson), a poor and now elderly man whom they have for years used as a killer to stop cattle rustling, from hunting a bounty on a man named "Cabell" that they forgot even existed. Paladin finds Larker and they stay at a boarding house Despite a no talking at supper rule, Paladin charms the hostess Emily Madison (Ellen Atterbury) and tells the other guests that Larker is a paid killer looking for someone he believes to be a fellow guest and that it would be better for the rustler to turn himself in to Paladin. In the morning, one of the guests has run off. Larker pays his own bill from a wad of cash. When asked Sarah Allyson (Susan Davis), the absent man's wife, tells Paladin to go away, she gave all their money to his friend (Larker) and that her husband was acquitted of rustling under his real name. A gun shot summons Paladin to the dining room where he finds Larker mortally shot. He does not tell Paladin who shot him but points behind Paladin to where the killer is hiding. Paladin shoots the killer (an unnamed guest, not Sarah's husband) and returns the wad of cash to Sarah, saying she paid for Larker's stay and maybe she could pay for his funeral too. As he is leaving guest Simpson says of Larker, "That's the way they live. They expect that," and Paladin pauses for a moment. | ||||||
| 170 | 15 | "The Kid" | Elliot Silverstein | Joanne Court | December 23, 1961 (1961-12-23) | |
| Paladin believes he is winning the workings of a "silver strike" (a mine) for a month but instead he is winning his opponent's (Jacques Aubuchon) son Silver Strike Moriarity (Flip Mark) who the gambler forces to work to earn money while he himself does nothing but drink and gamble. The opponent does not believe Paladin will take Silver, but Paladin does. Instead of making him work, Paladin forces the boy to bathe and takes him to school. The boy's father objects, starting a fist fight to keep the boy from becoming better than the father. The boy agrees to go to school, hoping to learn how to fight his father like Paladin has done, when he sees a girl who also attends. | ||||||
| 171 | 16 | "Squatter's Rights" | Richard Boone | Harry Julian Fink | December 30, 1961 (1961-12-30) | |
| Because he believes Costigan's (Warren Stevens) brother died in Paladin's stead and because he believes Costigan's cause is just, Paladin volunteers to help, for free, as Costigan pushes squatters off his land in Wyoming. Costigan's sense of propriety insists that he pay Paladin. Costigan orders his man Juan Quintos (Carlos Romero) to hang a squatter who has killed one of Costigan's cattle. Paladin objects, is pistol whipped from behind, and wakes to find the squatter hanged. Refusing to bow to Costigan's will Paladin drives off Costigan and his men and takes the corpse to the chief squatter Clemenceau (Robert J. Stevenson) saying he no longer works for Costigan. At night, Costigan comes to Clemenceau's house with a $1000 check for Paladin's fee, saying he honors his agreements. He will let Clemenceau's wife go free, and offers to let Paladin live too; Paladin returns the same offer to Costigan and says he will push Clemenceau off the land. In a gunfight Costigan and the only two of his many men that he brought along are killed. Paladin tells Clemenceau he will still force him to leave because Costigan was right, just wrong in his ways. In the morning Paladin surprises Clemenceau by offering him the $1000 cheque: he refuses but his wife takes it and they leave. | ||||||
| 172 | 17 | "Lazarus" | Albert G. Ruben | Jack Laird | January 6, 1962 (1962-01-06) | |
| Forced to stay in a small tavern due to a flooded stream, Paladin calls out the local bully "Big" Fontana (Chris Alcaide) for cheating at drinking games by using water. Fontana challenges Paladin to a gunfight but before it can take place local Boise Peabody (Strother Martin) steps in and draws against Fontana, shooting him dead. Peabody is fearless having received a prognosis that he will die before dawn. (Later Paladin discovers the man who made the prognosis is not actually a doctor.) Peabody awakens in the morning agitated that he is not dead and scared he will be killed by Big's brother "Little" Fontana (L. Q. Jones), and asks for Paladin's help. To avoid anyone coming after Peabody, including people who just want to take on the man who killed the previous tough guy, Paladin holds a funeral for Peabody but when little Fontana arrives Peabody rushes out from hiding revealing the ruse. Little Fontana challenges him to a duel knowing he is unarmed but Paladin intervenes. Fontana feigns walking away but draws and is shot dead by Paladin. Paladin and Peabody mark a fresh grave with a headstone reading "Here Lies the Man who Killed Big Fontana Born March 6, 1875 Died March 7, 1875". | ||||||
| 173 | 18 | "Justice in Hell" | Richard Boone | Jack Laird | January 13, 1962 (1962-01-13) | |
| A man shows Paladin a shell shocked and heavily scared girl to emotionally manipulate him into hunting Rusty Doggett (John Alderson) who slaughtered the girl's wagon train and wounded her when she was an infant. Doggett is easy to apprehend but the town is a haven for criminals and almost every man in the saloon trains his gun on Paladin. Paladin surrenders his guns but still starts a fistfight, is knocked out, and wakes to find himself the property of dandy opportunist Dallas Burchfield (William Schallert). Burchfield suggests a trial to leading townsman Teague (Alan Carney); Paladin will be hanged dead if he cannot prove Doggett is guilty. Paladin's elegant oratory tricks Doggett into incriminating himself by revealing details about the girl but Teague says he is not convinced. Inspired by Paladin's earlier approbations, Burchfield offers himself in Paladin's place saying he does not want to live in hell with filth like Doggett. Enraged, Doggett stabs Burchfield and Teague shoots Doggett dead. Paladin is allowed to leave with Burchfield. | ||||||
| 174 | 19 | "Mark of Cain" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | January 20, 1962 (1962-01-20) | |
| European phrenologist Dr. Avatar (Philip Coolidge) contacts Paladin having travelled to America to study habitual murderers whose head measurements are the proverbial "mark of Cain". In a general store Paladin identifies a wanted murderer who draws on Paladin and is shot dead. Avatar notes that Paladin attracts violence: he goads men into drawing then kills them in self defense. Paladin and Avatar arrive at the remote cabin of Jake Trueblood (Roy Barcroft), a multiple killer now elderly. Avatar takes Jake's measurements and declares he is a congenital murderer. Alone at night, Avatar offers Paladin a lot more money to collect Jake's head as proof to take back to Europe; Paladin refuses. When he sneaks in to kill and decapitate Jake himself, Avatar is caught and lies saying Paladin intends to kill Jake. Paladin is held at gunpoint by Jake but Jake says he cannot kill Paladin. Alone again, Avatar tells Paladin one man's life is a small price to pay for the advancement of science: his, Jake's or Paladin's. His first plan foiled he was hoping Jake would kill Paladin--or he could have saved himself some effort by having Paladin killed in San Francisco. Paladin measures Avatar's head and the results show Avatar has the mark of Caine. Avatar draws on Paladin. Paladin bluffs Avatar into turning his revolver away and Paladin shoots Avatar with his derringer. | ||||||
| 175 | 20 | "The Exiles" | Sutton Roley | Robert E. Thompson | January 27, 1962 (1962-01-27) | |
| Revolutionary Mexican Provisional General Ortega (Gerald Price) hires Paladin to recover bonds from an aristocrat (Jay Novello), the former treasurer to Maximilian I of Mexico, who fled with the French backed bonds when the emperor's regime fell, before the bonds depreciate further. Paladin meets the aristocrat and his wife (Vivi Janess) selling food they cooked on the street, compliments them on the food, then introduces himself saying he knows who they are and brokers a meeting with Ortega. The meeting goes poorly, the aristocrats say the bonds belong to the empress. At night Ortega tells Paladin he will kill the aristocrats. Paladin says Ortega can have the bonds but not the aristocrats' lives. Paladin visits the aristocrats and warns them. Before the next dawn Ortega comes for them. The countess, partly persuaded by Paladin saying the bonds will help the people, relents rather than have her husband killed and hands over the bonds. Ortega leaves with Paladin, acknowledging himself, the count and countess as having different governments but being one people. | ||||||
| 176 | 21 | "The Hunt" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Herman Groves | February 3, 1962 (1962-02-03) | |
| Thinking he is going to help a widow (Joan Elan) in Oregon, Paladin is instead offered fifty thousands of dollars by Russian Prince Radachev (Leonid Kinskey) so he and Paladin can hunt each other. Paladin refuses and Radachev says the woman is part of the game now too; Paladin departs with her. Cavalry troopers disbelieve Paladin and prefer the innocent story of Radachev when he arrives. When Radachev's dog injures the woman Paladin agrees to play the game. Radachev stalks Paladin at night but is shot himself. The next day, an old man begs Paladin for help with his wife who is in labour. This is a ruse, the man has no wife, instead a badly wounded Radachev is in the shed and holds Paladin at gun point until Paladin shoots him dead. The prince's manservant arrives and, learning the prince is dead, gives Paladin an envelope with a letter and a large amount of cash. | ||||||
| 177 | 22 | "Dream Girl" | Richard Boone | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | February 10, 1962 (1962-02-10) | |
| Paladin helps Buddy (Hal Needham) transport a large sack of gold dust to Jackson City. Once there Buddy asks Paladin to help him find a woman named Ginger (Peggy Ann Garner) whom Buddy met five years ago just one time on her way to church and who said she'd wait to marry Buddy. The woman doesn't even remember Buddy's name or where they met and is cool towards him until she gets a large engagement ring. That night Paladin rightly deduces Ginger has told Buddy to elope with her. He tells Buddy Ginger wasn't on her way to church but was on her way to work as a "saloon girl" (prostitute) and that Ginger is amoral enough to kill Buddy for his money. She has set up an ambush with two armed men but Paladin stops Buddy and kills the men. Buddy confronts Ginger and buys the saloon so Ginger does not have to go to work but Ginger rejects Buddy and he rampages. Paladin tells Buddy he was in love with a dream, that Ginger hasn't changed and she doesn't deserve to pay for his illusions. Buddy proposes to her, she demurs saying she doesn't have to be married to be an honest woman. Buddy gives her the bar and walks off. | ||||||
| 178 | 23 | "One, Two, Three" | William Conrad | Robert E. Thompson | February 17, 1962 (1962-02-17) | |
| Astrologer Samuel Keel believes the stars are bad for him to search personally so he hires Paladin to find Seth Carter in order to win a lottery that will go to the last man alive; Keel bought Carter's stake in the lottery. Paladin finds a former army officer who knew Carter acting as a living corpse in a travelling fair. He tells Paladin he served time following a court martial for a massacre that Carter planned, but could not prove Carter's involvement, and that he saw a man called Welsley recently. This man dies soon after bitten by a snake while in a glass coffin. Former missionary Carl Welsley tells Paladin he knows who Carter is. He says Carter planned the massacre after Welsley told Carter about gold found on Native American land. Carter then used a government agent named Parsons to buy the now uninhabited land for low price. Welsley, wracked by guilt, goes insane and suicides by running in front of a moving cart. Welsley's claims lead Paladin to Catherine Parsons, wife of the agent. She is shot off screen just after Paladin arrives and dies clutching an amulet identical to one Keel was wearing earlier. Paladin deduces correctly that Samuel Keel is in fact Seth Carter. Keel/Carter draws a gun but is shot dead by Paladin. Featuring Jack Elam, Robert F. Simon and Lloyd Corrigan. | ||||||
| 179 | 24 | "The Waiting Room" | Dick Moder | Harry Julian Fink | February 24, 1962 (1962-02-24) | |
| Paladin suspects he may have made a mistake when he agreed to take the Wilder brothers (James Griffith) to the gallows. With L.Q. Jones and Harry Dean Stanton. | ||||||
| 180 | 25 | "The Trap" | Frank R. Pierson | Archie Lawrence | March 3, 1962 (1962-03-03) | |
| Paladin defends a prisoner (Frank Sutton) against a vengeful marshal (Crahan Denton). Costars Jeanette Nolan. | ||||||
| 181 | 26 | "Don't Shoot the Piano Player" | William Conrad | Shimon Wincelberg | March 10, 1962 (1962-03-10) | |
| Paladin helps Emily Eubanks (Fintan Meyler) search the Barbary Coast for her fiancé Albert (James Callahan). To win a $1,000 prize money at the saloon the piano player works at, Paladin wins a fistfight with a local prizefighter. Paladain loans Emily and Albert the money he won; however in a twist ending Albert prefers to abandon Emily so he can gamble in the saloon breaking his engagement; Paladain takes back the money (minus $10.00) from Albert and then escorts a heartbroken but wiser Emily home. Featuring George Kennedy and Virginia Gregg. | ||||||
| 182 | 27 | "Alice" | Gene Nelson | Gene Roddenberry | March 17, 1962 (1962-03-17) | |
| Paladin looks for an Eastern schoolgirl's (Jena Engstrom) missing mother (Jeanette Nolan). | ||||||
| 183 | 28 | "The Man Who Struck Moonshine" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Barry Trivers | March 24, 1962 (1962-03-24) | |
| Paladin investigates a well filled with whiskey. Featuring William Conrad and Phyllis Avery. | ||||||
| 184 | 29 | "Silent Death, Secret Death" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Laird | March 31, 1962 (1962-03-31) | |
| Although Paladin has caught a man, he now has to face a typhoid breakout and incoming Indians. Featuring Robert Emhardt, Michael Pate, John Holland and Shug Fisher. | ||||||
| 185 | 30 | "Hobson's Choice" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert E. Thompson | April 7, 1962 (1962-04-07) | |
| A hotel manager worries when Alfred Nobel (Milton Selzer) checks in with samples of nitroglycerin. | ||||||
| 186 | 31 | "Coming of the Tiger" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Anthony Wilson | April 14, 1962 (1962-04-14) | |
| Paladin attempts to stop Japanese militants from invading the U.S. Featuring Teru Shimada, Marc Marno and James Hong. | ||||||
| 187 | 32 | "Darwin's Man" | William Conrad | Archie L. Tegland | April 21, 1962 (1962-04-21) | |
| A rancher (Kent Smith) pits his sons (Richard Rust, Buzz Martin) against one another in a fight to determine which of them will be his heir. | ||||||
| 188 | 33 | "Invasion" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | April 28, 1962 (1962-04-28) | |
| The State Department hires Paladin to stop an Irishman (Robert Gist) from invading Canada. | ||||||
| 189 | 34 | "Cream of the Jest" | Richard Donner | Shimon Wincelberg | May 5, 1962 (1962-05-05) | |
| Paladin tries to stay one step ahead of a prankster who may be on the point of playing one prank too many. Featuring Stanley Adams, Catherine McLeod and Naomi Stevens. | ||||||
| 190 | 35 | "Bandit" | Richard Boone | Story by : Joanne Court Teleplay by : Joanne Court & Albert Ruben | May 12, 1962 (1962-05-12) | |
| Paladin tries to bring in a murderous woman bandit Natalie Norwick and stay ahead of the bounty-hunters Charles Couch, Bob Woodward who are also after her. | ||||||
| 191 | 36 | "Pandora's Box" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Archie L. Tegland | May 19, 1962 (1962-05-19) | |
| Paladin is hired to find a cabinet official's son wanted for murder. Featuring Martin West and Lorna Thayer. | ||||||
| 192 | 37 | "Jonah" "Jonah and the Trout" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw | May 26, 1962 (1962-05-26) | |
| No one is able to retrieve a fortune from the bottom of Crystal Lake. Featuring Harry Carey Jr., Hank Patterson and Bill Mumy. | ||||||
| 193 | 38 | "The Knight" | Fred Jackman | John Black | June 2, 1962 (1962-06-02) | |
| A disabled man hires Paladin to find his son wanted for murder. Featuring Jay Novello, Jean Inness and Charles Kuenstle. | ||||||
Season 6 (1962–63)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | 1 | "Genesis" | William Conrad | Sam Rolfe | September 15, 1962 (1962-09-15) | |
| The story of how Paladin came to be a gunfighter is told. Featuring William Conrad, Parley Baer and Nestor Paiva. | ||||||
| 195 | 2 | "Taylor's Woman" | Richard Boone | Gene Roddenberry | September 22, 1962 (1962-09-22) | |
| A rancher (Harry Carey Jr.) hires Paladin to discourage his husband-hunting housekeeper (Kathie Browne) from marrying him. | ||||||
| 196 | 3 | "The Fifth Bullet" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | September 29, 1962 (1962-09-29) | |
| Paladin makes good his commitment to an ex-con's wife to bring her husband Ben Johnson safely home. | ||||||
| 197 | 4 | "A Place for Abel Hix" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : John Kneubuhl Teleplay by : Don Ingalls | October 6, 1962 (1962-10-06) | |
| An aging gunfighter whom Paladin was supposed to meet is dead. Featuring Robert Blake. | ||||||
| 198 | 5 | "Beau Geste" | Fred Jackman | Harold Jack Bloom | October 13, 1962 (1962-10-13) | |
| A fast-drawing former lawman (Paul Richards needs Paladin's help dealing with vengeful gunmen. Featuring Faith Domergue. | ||||||
| 199 | 6 | "The Bird of Time" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Don Ingalls | October 20, 1962 (1962-10-20) | |
| Paladin meets up with a man named Stryker (John Hoyt) who is pursuing an outlaw (George Mathews) whom Stryker intends to kill. | ||||||
| 200 | 7 | "Memories of Monica" | Gary Nelson | Don Ingalls | October 27, 1962 (1962-10-27) | |
| A man released from prison (Larry Ward) learns that his girlfriend (Judi Meredith) has married the sheriff (Bing Russell). | ||||||
| 201 | 8 | "The Predators" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Harry Julian Fink | November 3, 1962 (1962-11-03) | |
| Paladin must cooperate with a murder suspect (Richard Jaeckel) when they're stranded in the desert. | ||||||
| 202 | 9 | "Shootout at Hogtooth" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Herb Meadow | November 10, 1962 (1962-11-10) | |
| The citizens of Hogtooth hire gunmen to clean up their town, then Paladin to take care of the gunmen. Featuring Patrick McVey, Hal Baylor, Les Damon and Doodles Weaver. | ||||||
| 203 | 10 | "A Miracle for St. Francis" | William Conrad | Don Ingalls | November 17, 1962 (1962-11-17) | |
| A priest asks Paladin to bring back a stolen statue without any violence. Featuring Rafael Campos, Robert J. Stevenson and Naomi Stevens. | ||||||
| 204 | 11 | "The Marshal of Sweetwater" | Jerry Hopper | Gene Roddenberry | November 24, 1962 (1962-11-24) | |
| Paladin has a showdown with an old friend (David White) who has become a dictatorial marshal. Featuring Kathie Browne, Booth Colman and Paul Birch. | ||||||
| 205 | 12 | "The Man in the Hourglass" | Jerry Hopper | Story by : Tony Lawrence Teleplay by : Tony Lawrence & Gustave Field | December 1, 1962 (1962-12-01) | |
| Paladin tries to stop a boy from avenging his father's murder. Featuring Edgar Buchanan, James Stacy and Morgan Woodward. | ||||||
| 206 | 13 | "Penelope" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Shimon Wincelberg | December 8, 1962 (1962-12-08) | |
| A servant suspects a colonel's wife (Joanna Barnes) of being unfaithful. Featuring Lawrence Dobkin and Jester Hairston. | ||||||
| 207 | 14 | "Trial at Tablerock" | Jerry Hopper | Gene Roddenberry | December 15, 1962 (1962-12-15) | |
| A prosecutor (William Mims) frames a hated gunfighter. Featuring Barry Kelley, Gregg Palmer and Sherwood Price. | ||||||
| 208 | 15 | "Be Not Forgetful of Strangers" | Richard Boone | Arthur Sarno | December 22, 1962 (1962-12-22) | |
| A cowboy (Duane Eddy) arrives in town for Christmas with his pregnant wife (Josie Lloyd), but they're unable to find a place to lodge for the holiday. Featuring Roy Barcroft and Robert J. Stevenson. | ||||||
| 209 | 16 | "The Treasure" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Herb Meadow Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson | December 29, 1962 (1962-12-29) | |
| A man who has done time for robbery (DeForest Kelley) is confronted by gunmen demanding to know where he hid the loot. Featuring Jeanne Cooper, Jim Davis and Lee Van Cleef. | ||||||
| 210 | 17 | "Brotherhood" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : Herb Meadow Teleplay by : Albert Ruben | January 5, 1963 (1963-01-05) | |
| Two brothers on different sides of the law (Charles Bronson, Michael Keep) each offer rewards for the other's capture. Featuring Myron Healey. | ||||||
| 211 | 18 | "Bob Wire" | Jerry Hopper | Bruce Geller | January 12, 1963 (1963-01-12) | |
| Bob Wire (Woodrow Palfrey), a barbed-wire salesman, asks Paladin to protect him from ranchers. Featuring Irish McCalla and James Bell. | ||||||
| 212 | 19 | "The Debutante" | Gary Nelson | Gwen Bagni Gielgud | January 19, 1963 (1963-01-19) | |
| Paladin is in for more than one surprise when he looks for a dowager's missing granddaughter. Featuring Wayne Rogers, Gale Garnett, L.Q. Jones and Eleanor Audley. | ||||||
| 213 | 20 | "Unforgiving Minute" | Jerry Hopper | S. Bar-David | January 26, 1963 (1963-01-26) | |
| A woman named Sabina (Patricia Medina) uses Paladin as a way out of her life as a poor potter's wife. Featuring Al Ruscio. | ||||||
| 214 | 21 | "American Primitive" | Jerry Hopper | Harry Julian Fink | February 2, 1963 (1963-02-02) | |
| Paladin joins Ernie Backwater (Harry Morgan), an old sheriff friend, in the hunt for a fugitive Robert J. Wilke who killed five men while trying to avenge his son's murder. | ||||||
| 215 | 22 | "The Burning Tree" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Bob Duncan & Wanda Duncan | February 9, 1963 (1963-02-09) | |
| Paladin attempts to protect his prisoner from Indians aiming for his scalp. Featuring Elinor Donahue, Paul Fix and Whit Bissell. | ||||||
| 216 | 23 | "Cage at McNaab" | Gary Nelson | Gene Roddenberry | February 16, 1963 (1963-02-16) | |
| Paladin gets involved on a wife's (Jacqueline Scott) in a plot to free her condemned husband (Lon Chaney Jr.) Featuring Ford Rainey and Christopher Dark. | ||||||
| 217 | 24 | "Caravan" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | February 23, 1963 (1963-02-23) | |
| Paladin is hired to protect a Nepalese princess (Dolores Faith) from assassins. Featuring Míriam Colón. | ||||||
| 218 | 25 | "The Walking Years" | Richard Boone | Don Ingalls | March 2, 1963 (1963-03-02) | |
| Paladin must find out why he is imprisoned in a warehouse along with a woman (Elen Willard) and her husband. | ||||||
| 219 | 26 | "Sweet Lady of the Moon" | Richard Boone | Harry Julian Fink | March 9, 1963 (1963-03-09) | |
| Paladin is tasked with shielding a homicidal maniac from a victim's relatives. Featuring Crahan Denton, Harry Carey Jr. and Robert J. Stevenson. | ||||||
| 220 | 27 | "The Savages" | Gary Nelson | Gene Roddenberry | March 16, 1963 (1963-03-16) | |
| An art collector hires Paladin to find a sculptor who has found solitude in the wild. Featuring Judi Meredith, James Griffith and Patric Knowles. | ||||||
| 221 | 28 | "The Eve of St. Elmo" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jay Simms | March 23, 1963 (1963-03-23) | |
| An Army officer (Warren Stevens) is determined to get revenge on the gunman who paralyzed him. Featuring Brett Somers, Chris Alcaide, Paul L. Smith, and George Kennedy. | ||||||
| 222 | 29 | "Lady of the Fifth Moon" | Richard Boone | Don Ingalls | March 30, 1963 (1963-03-30) | |
| Kim Sing (Bethel Leslie) must serve a tong to pay the debts of her deceased father. Featuring William Schallert. | ||||||
| 223 | 30 | "Two Plus One" | Gary Nelson | Story by : Fred Freiberger Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger & William L. Leicester | April 6, 1963 (1963-04-06) | |
| The Indian girl (Susan Silo) Paladin rescued has vowed to never leave him. Featuring Gail Kobe. | ||||||
| 224 | 31 | "The Black Bull" | William Conrad | Jay Simms | April 13, 1963 (1963-04-13) | |
| Paladin becomes the opponent in a matador's last fight. Featuring Faith Domergue, Carlos Romero and Nacho Galindo. | ||||||
| 225 | 32 | "Face of a Shadow" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert C. Dennis | April 20, 1963 (1963-04-20) | |
| Gypsies are suspected of robbing and killing a rancher. Featuring Harry Carey Jr., Lee Van Cleef, Roy Barcroft, Rayford Barnes and Nestor Paiva. | ||||||
Notes
- Nathan and his daughter appeared in Season 4's The Fatalist.
- One of these men, Hughes, explicitly names the current years as 1875.
- During this conversation Paladin reveals he keeps five rounds in his revolver. This practice left one chamber of a six-shooter empty to keep the hammer from accidentally discharging the weapon.
- S. Bar-David is a pseudonym for Shimon Wincelberg.
- "TV Ratings: 1957-1958". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "TV Ratings: 1958-1959". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "TV Ratings: 1959-1960". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "TV Ratings: 1960-1961". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "TV Ratings: 1961-1962". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "TV Ratings: 1962-1963". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.