Guns of Paradise (1988–1990)
"Paradise" (original title)

Gunfighter Ethan Cord, left to raise his dead sister's children, tries to settle down in the town of Paradise, but finds that his past continues to haunt him.

Creators:

David Jacobs, Robert Porter

Stars:

Lee Horsley, Jenny Beck, Matthew Newmark

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lee Horsley	...	Ethan Allen Cord (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Jenny Beck	...	Claire Carroll (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Matthew Newmark	...	Joseph Carroll (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Brian Lando	...	Ben Carroll (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Michael Patrick Carter	...	George Carroll (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Sigrid Thornton	...	Amelia Lawson (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
Dehl Berti	...	John Taylor (56 episodes, 1988-1991)
James Crittenden	...	Charlie (37 episodes, 1988-1991)
Mack Dryden	...	Scotty McBride (34 episodes, 1988-1990)
John Bloom	...	Tiny (25 episodes, 1988-1991)

Storyline

Gunfighter Ethan Cord, left to raise his dead sister's children, tries to settle down in the town of Paradise, but finds that his past continues to haunt him.

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Plot Keywords:

children | gunfighter | uncle niece relationship | farm | uncle nephew relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guns of Paradise

Filming Locations:

Columbia, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (56 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

User Reviews

Paradise/Guns Of Paradise/Fantastic Series!!

Recently I have been going through the series I taped in the end of the 80's and I found I have 26 episodes of the Series Paradise/Guns Of Paradise which I just transferred to DVD, this is a series that I would like to see released on DVD as each episode deals with the human condition

The lead character is Ethan Allen Cord a gunfighter who tries to escape his past by taking care of his sister's four children, who come into his care when his sister finds out she is dying, there is Claire, Joseph, Ben and Young George, each episode has the human element such as the episode "The Plague" where the town of Paradise comes down with Small Pox

I found every episode was excellent and I highly recommend this one as family viewing, the only characters I didn't like were Henderson(**The Banker**), Deputy Charlie(What A Wimp), Johnny Ryan was a hoot!!

To those of you out there who would like to trade episodes, please email me.