Kam Tong Movies
- 1959
The citizens of Moon Ridge, Colorado are convinced that an unearthly monster has invaded their town. What other explanation can there be when a mentally challenged girl named Emily Bella (Natalie Norwick) suddenly disappears, and a set of strange footprints are found outside her room? Though Paladin (Richard Boone) is not by nature superstitious, even he is stymied by the situation--at least until the final scene. This episode was written by Gene Roddenberry, who several years later would channel his fascination in all things supernatural into his own series, Star Trek. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
A troubled young man named Robert Ceilbleu (Mario Alcaide) hires Paladin (Richard Boone) to protect his father, ill-mannered Indian scout William Ceilbleu (Lon Chaney Jr.) from a deranged Comanche warrior named Hotanian. Before long, Paladin finds that his mission isn't as cut-and-dried as it seems: Robert Ceilbleu and Hotanian turn out to be one and the same! Curiously, this episode makes reference to three other Have Gun--Will Travel installments, including "Gold and Brimstone"--which hadn't even aired when "The Scorched Feather" was first telecast in February of 1959. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Patricia Medina returns as aristocratic Englishwoman Diana Coulter, a character introduced in the earlier episode "The Lady". Receiving an invitation to Diana's wedding, Paladin arrives to discover that the woman is being forced against her will to wed B.G. (Theo Marcuse), a boorish Texas rancher whom she's been trying (and failing) to "gentrify." Championing Diana's cause, Paladin must also fight off his own feelings toward the woman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Juliet Harper (Miranda Jones, a young girl on the verge of womanhood, is the central figure in deadly feud involving her family and the offspring of a malevolent ex-Confederate colonel named Jeremiah Pike (Earle Hodgins). Knowing full well that Pike intends to murder Juliet, Paladin offers to help her--but the girl misinterprets his gallantry and rebuffs him. Complicating matters is the fact that Paladin may be forced to go up against the vicious Pike clan without his gun. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Entering a poker game, Paladin (Richard Boone wins a portion of an old treasure map. He soon discovers that the remaining pieces of the map are in possession of four other men, who are anxious to claim a huge cache of cash, and aren't particular as to how they achieve this goal. Only Paladin has reservations about claiming the loot, especially when he learns that it was stolen from the US Army. Featured in the cast are Bruce Gordon, better known as "Frank Nitti" on The Untouchables, and Harry Dean Stanton, whose lengthy list of acting assignments include the polygamous patriarch on the cable-TV series Big Love. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Mr. and Mrs. Avery (Carol Hill and James Gavin) have been threatened with death by Mexican outlaw Manuel Garcia (Peter Coe). Asked to protect the Averys, Paladin (Richard Boone) discovers that they have adopted Garcia's son--and he wants the boy back at any cost. In the climax, the fate of everyone concerned is determined by the child's tormented biological mother Nita (Carol Thurston). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Thanks to the false testimony of freight owner Will Stanhope (Lewis Martin), Ed Stacy (Ed Nelson) was wrongly sent to prison. Now that Stacy has been paroled, Stanhope hires Paladin (Richard Boone), ostensibly to protect him from the ex-convict's wrath. But since Stanhope had previously hired Paladin to help him imprison Stacy the first time around, the erudite gunslinger suspects that it is not Stanhope whose life is truly in peril. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Sara Howard (Doris Dowling) has inherited the lumber mill owned by her late husband, a man much older than she. Claiming that her business is being systematically sabotaged by her stepson Ben, who had been cut out of her husband's will, Sara turns to Paladin (Richard Boone) for help. The hotheaded Ben is played by Burt Metcalfe, who later served as producer of the classic TV sitcom M*A*S*H. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
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
- 1959
Werner Klemperer, best known to sitcom fans as bumbling Colonel Klink on Hogan's Heroes, here trades his German accent for a French one in the role of Gallic restauranteur Etienne Ledoux. Hoping to add a bit of class--and an extra layer of protection--to his eatery in the rough-and-tumble mining town of Panamint, Ledoux has purchased a large and expensive plate-glass window. The challenge now is to deliver the window to Panamint in one piece...and that's where Paladin (Richard Boone) comes in. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Paladin (Richard Boone) is summoned to the deathbed of an old enemy, a Civil War general named Crommer (David White). Hoping to make amends with several other long-standing enemies, Crommer wants Paladin to deliver his forgiveness to a man named Caterall (Joel Ashley). But Caterall is convinced that the General intends to kill him as a final gesture--and he hires a gunslinger to knock off anyone even remotely associated with the repentant Crommer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Paladin (Richard Boone) rides to Arizona to investigate rumors of the existence of a valuable Indian relic known as the Golden Toad. Along the way, he finds himself in the middle of a bitter turf dispute between a male homesteader named Ben Webster (David White) and a female rancher named Doris Golemon (Lorna Thayer). Ostensibly, the battle is over water rights: in truth however, Ben and Doris are both convinced that they are within arm's reach of the elusive Golden Toad--and they're willing to kill anyone who gets in their way. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Guest star Ken Curtis serves up a dry run for his "Festus" character on Gunsmoke as a grungy, highly eccentric Oregon cattle rustler named Monk. Attaching himself to Paladin (Richard Boone), Monk hopes that the gunslinger will protect him from Rook (Robert J. Wilke), a sadistic trail boss. Notorious for his trick shooting, Monk tries to goad Paladin into a showdown--but Paladin is not so easily goaded, at least not until the final scene. Stuntman and future film director Hal Needham appears in a small role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Recently released from prison, an infamous Civil War guerilla named Ben Harvey (George Mathews) insists that he wants to change his ways and start life anew. To this end, he hires Paladin (Richard Boone) to escort himself and a wagonload of trade goods to the town of Gila, where Harvey's brothers run a general store. Unfortunately, the Harvey boys aren't the reforming kind: in fact, each and every one of them has a price on his head. A young and menacing James Coburn appears as Jack Harvey. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
In Carson City, Paladin (Richard Boone) finds a kindred spirit in the form of an elderly, cultured gentleman named Ainslee (John Abbott). Like Paladin, Ainslee has been forced by circumstances to become a gunfighter, and now must face down every young punk in the west who is trying to make a name for himself. Hoping to retire with his reputation and honor intact, Ainslee prevails upon Paladin to shoot him in the hand during a gunfight--with the thorough understanding that the fight will be fair, and that Paladin will be risking his own life in the process. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
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
- 1959
Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by the entrepreneurial J. Brodie (Lane Chandler) to deliver a most unusual cargo to the Oregon mining town of Bend-in-the-River. The "cargo" consists of a bevy of beautiful mail-order brides, ordered directly from Paris for matrimonial purposes by Bend-in-the-River's lonely menfolk. Ordinarily, Paladin's task would be a pleasurable one--but the journey to Oregon proves to be fraught with unexpected danger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
An old friend of Paladin's named Gravely (Bill Mims) has organized a western "safari" for a group of wealthy British visitors. The highlight of the festivities is to be a mock Indian raid--but things take a deadly turn when one member of the party is found dead, shot by an arrow! Called in to protect the survivors, Paladin (Richard Boone) begins to suspect that the murderer is not an Indian, but instead a member of the safari...but who, and why? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Recently returned from hunting Tigers in India, sportsman Ellsworth (Parley Baer) declares that he has been placed under a curse. Unless he can find a way to prevent it, Ellsworth is convinced that he will be killed by a huge tiger--even though he lives in Houston! Drawing upon his own experiences in India, Paladin (Richard Boone) does everything he can to dissuade Ellsworth from his seemingly unfounded fears...but this is one curse that is not to be taken lightly. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
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
- 1959
Beleagured rancher Aaron Murdock (Philip Coolidge) is accused of providing shelter for his son Lew (Wesley Lau), a sadistic escaped murderer. In his efforts to clear Aaron's name, Paladin finds himself saddled with another responsibility: preventing Aaron's younger son Jamie (Lee Kinsolving) from following in his older brother's bloody footsteps. Featured in the cast is a young, pre-"Riddler" Frank Gorshin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Hired for what he thinks will be a straightforward manhunt assignment, Paladin (Richard Boone) finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly feud between two brothers, Tony and Walt DeVries (James Drury, Robert J. Wilke). Walt is bitter because Tony has married his girlfriend Elizabeth (Madlyn Rhue), and he has ostensibly threatened to murder the couple. The dilemma: Not only is Walt DeVries an old friend of Paladin, but Tony DeVries once saved Paladin's life. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Paladin (Richard Boone) agrees to help a young bride named Helen Martin (Olive Sturgess), prove that her bank-clerk husband Paul (Lee Farr) is innocent of robbing the bank and killing a deputy. Unfortunately, a rather nasty posse is already on Paul's trail, and they are disinclined to allow Paladin to reach the fugitive first. This episode was written by future Star Trek contributor Fred Freiberger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1958
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
- 1958
Gunfighter-turned-rancher Roy Calvert (Robert F. Simon) has a deep-seated hatred for the citizens of the town of Benedict, whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife. Seeking vengeance, Calvert denies the neighboring cattlemen access to the water on his property. Hired to talk sense to Calvert, Paladin comes face to face with the embittered rancher's son Jeff (Paul Carr), who has been trained by his father to be a cold-blooded gunslinger, willing to kill anyone who crosses his path without question or pause. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
