I think you get the idea. In the coming of age movie STAND BY ME, there is a scene with the kids singing The Ballad of Palladin. As kids, we memorized the words to the westerns. The lyrics stuck in your head. Here is the full, original version.
I loved HGWT. I've seen
every episode. I would love either a remake with a new unknown upcoming actor, or a full-length movie.
In the late 1950s, nothing was more popular on TV than cowboys, and few gunslingers were more popular than Paladin. The dashing, daring character of
Have Gun - Will Travel had the refined taste of James Bond and the wardrobe of Johnny Cash. In the first four of its six seasons, from 1957–61, the Western ranked in the top four of all television shows. It was still a hit those last couple years, too.
Based out of the luxurious Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, Paladin, played by Richard Boone, offered his services for steep fees, typically $1,000. He carried business cards embossed with his chess knight logo and his promise, "Have Gun – Will Travel." Paladin was everything from guardian, tutor, rescuer, bounty hunter, treasure hunter, detective… whatever the client needed. With his flashy suits and bespoke holster, Paladin was a far cry from rugged heroes like Rowdy Yates or Matt Dillon. Six decades later, he's just as cool.
Paladin's real name was Clay Alexander — perhaps. On the television show, Paladin's true name is never given. Though it remains a point of debate amongst fans, one of the tie-in books, which expands on the origin story shown in the episode "Genesis," his real name is given as Clay Alexander.
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Why was Have Gun Will Travel Cancelled? By this time, he was also ready for Have Gun, Will Travel to end at the end of his five-year contract (“We want to avoid running into the law of diminishing returns”), but was given too good a deal to refuse to come back for a sixth season.
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