Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - Winchester Quarantine (02-22-59)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel"
Winchester Quarantine (Aired February 22, 1959)

The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire.

 

THIS EPISODE:

February 22, 1959. CBS network. "Winchester Quarantine". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Lysol, Rambler. Joe Whitehorse, a mission Indian, is supposed to have diseased cattle. The local ranchers want him out. The very clever Lysol commercial is titled "I Was A Teenage Germ." This is a quality upgrade, network, sponsored version. The script was used on the "Have Gun, Will Travel" television show on October 5, 1957. John Dehner, Ben Wright, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Joseph Kearns, Barney Phillips, Edgar Barrier, Hugh Douglas (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Herb Meadow (creator, writer), Ann Doud (adaptor), Sam Rolfe (creator), Bill James (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects). 24:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.