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A lively espionage drama that reunited the stars and director of the previous year's The Maltese Falcon, Across the Pacific was originally envisioned as the story of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. Real-life events of December of 1941, however, precluded such a scenario and the location was changed to the Panama Canal. For reasons known only to Warner Bros., the title was retained despite the fact that none of the action takes place in the Pacific. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Leland, a disgraced ex-army man, who, after being turned down by the Canadian military, jumps a Japanese steamer bound for the Panama Canal Zone. Also onboard are Alberta Marlow (Mary Astor), a small-town girl claiming to be en route to Los Angeles; Dr. Lorenz (Sydney Greenstreet), a corpulent sociologist with a suspiciously friendly regard for all things Japanese; and Joe Totsuiko (Victor Sen Yung), a happy-go-lucky second generation Japanese-American on his way to visit the old country. But no one is exactly who he or she claims to be and the voyage from Halifax via New York City to Panama becomes a matter of life and death for the passengers in general, and for the future of the United States in particular. Director John Huston was forced to leave the film three weeks into the four-week shooting schedule when summoned to report to the Department of Special Services. According to Huston, he purposefully placed Humphrey Bogart's character in a highly precarious situation and left it up to his replacement, Vincent Sherman, to come up with the solution -- which Sherman did in an especially fiery climax. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

In this sci-fi spy thriller, a secret agent for Espionage, Inc., is assigned to stop the Dragon, a Chinese communist organization, from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Jewish immigrants Nathan and Rivka Shotness (Martin Gabel, Roxane Berard), first seen in the fourth-season episode "The Fatalist", make return appearances in this entry. Paladin (Richard Boone) is invited to serve as best man on the occasion of Rivka's wedding. Unfortunately, the festivities may be interrupted--violently--by the arrival of Billy Buckstone (Noah Keen), against whom Nathan once testified in a murder trial. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Riding into the Wyoming town of Bender, Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by accused murderer Bart Holgate (Harold J. Stone). Though willing to answer for his crimes, Holgate is terrified that he will be lynched before he ever reaches the courtroom, thus he agrees to pay Paladin to keep him alive until his trial. But Amy Bender (a pre-Police Woman Angie Dickinson), the sister of Holgate's victim, is determined to mete out her own brand of justice, Paladin or no Paladin! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This is one of several TV-series episodes filmed in 1959 that were inspired by Alaska's upcoming promotion to statehood. Not long after the Alaska territory is purchased by William Seward on behalf of the U.S., Paladin (Richard Boone) receives an urgent message from Boris Tosheff, an old Russian furrier with whom he has been playing chess by mail. Tosheff is being victimized by newly arrived squatters, and he asks Paladin to journey to Alaska (via dogsled!) to provide a helping hand. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

After fifteen long, hard years on the job, Sheriff John Dobbs (Paul Richards) prepares to retire. Unfortunately, news of Dobbs' imminent retirement has attracted several gunmen, all of whom are intent upon settling old scores with the aging lawman. After receiving a $10 retainer from an anonymous source, Paladin (Richard Boone) rides in to offer assistance to Dobbs--who turns Paladin down flat, stubbornly determined to uphold his fast-draw reputation no matter what tragedy may befall him. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Paladin (Richard Boone) finds himself in the middle of a long-standing feud between two Native American brothers. Jim Redrock (Charles Bronson) is the ineffectual sheriff of a small town, while brother Abe Redrock (Michael Keep) is a wild, untamed outlaw. When Jim offers a $200 reward for the capture of Abe, Abe counters with an offer of $500 for the capture of Jim. Forsaking any hopes of monetary gain, Paladin dedicates himself to reuniting the two warring siblings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Risking his life to save Caleb Musgrove (Stanley Adams) from being poisoned, Paladin (Richard Boone) finds out that his efforts are all for naught. The "poisoning" is just the latest in a long series of practical jokes perpetrated by Caleb on friends and strangers alike. Now Paladin must end Caleb's "reign of humor" before one of his so-called jokes backfires in a fatal fashion! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A bitter feud in the New Mexico town of Santos has as its central figure a notorious Mexican gunman named Juan Carlos Morita (Christopher Dark). At first, Paladin (Richard Boone) is willing to help the townsfolk capture Morita, but he is quickly disgusted by their own acts of brutality. Ultimately, and after much unnecessary bloodshed, Morita strikes a deal with Paladin: He will hang up his guns if he is allowed to return to his home town and marry his sweetheart Maria (played by a young Suzanne Pleshette). Unfortunately, Maria has other plans--and Paladin finds himself up to his neck in another volatile situation! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Though his usual fee is a flat thousand dollars, Paladin willingly accepts the $82.17 offered him by timid young barber Ernie Teller (Dean Harens). It seems that Ernie is in love with a proud and haughty beauty named Belle Hooper (Bonnie Bolding), but two tough gunslingers are already vying for her affections. Ernie simply wants his rivals to avoid killing each other, but Paladin changes the scenario when he discovers that Belle has deliberately set the gunslingers at each other's throats merely to make Ernie jealous! This episode was written by future Mission: Impossible producer Bruce Geller. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The third-season opener for Have Gun, Will Travel finds Paladin (Richard Boone) among several sinister-looking patrons of a remote frontier inn. Accosted by the father of an outlaw who he helped condemn to death, Paladin is told that he himself will soon be killed by a paid assassin. But which of the inn's guest is the hired killer? Finally narrowing down the candidates to four men, Paladin must take care not to kill the wrong person--and of course, to avoid being gunned down before he is able to identify his real enemy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Paladin (Richard Boone) receives an urgent message from a notorious con artist named Simon Quill (Adam Williams), who hopes to avoid being hanged on a murder charge. Unfortunately, Paladin cannot forget that Quinn not only once swindled him with a phony gold mine, but also left him to die in Quill's place for his previous crimes. Thus it is that Paladin flately refuses to help Quill this time around--even though he can provide the man with an air-tight alibi. Can a beautiful go-between named Lily Leighton (Barbara Baxley) change Paladin's mind before it's too late? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide