"Have Gun - Will Travel" The Five Books of Owen Deaver (1958)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writers:

Sam Rolfe (written by)
Herb Meadow (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957)

Original Air Date:

26 April 1958 (Season 1, Episode 32)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

When Philadelphia's penal code is precariously instituted in a frontier town, Paladin decides he owes a favor to an old friend's son. |

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title | Character Name In Title | Gunfighter | Cult Western | Cult Favorite

Cast

Richard Boone	...	Paladin
James Olson	...	Sheriff Owen Deaver
Lurene Tuttle	...	Ma Deaver
Walter Barnes	...	Mason Enfield
Alan Carney	...	Harry Nolan
Kam Tong	...	Hey Boy
Paul Lukather	...	The French Kid
Ross Evans	...	Calvin (as Josh Franklyn)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:G

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Quotes:

Paladin: [giving his code of law] Thou shalt not kill a man unless he's armed and facing you; thou shalt not steal a man's house; thou shalt not rob at gun point.

Have Lawbooks, Will Dictate

James Olsen stars as Owen Deaver, a headstrong sheriff who is determined to bring the Philadelphia Municipal code to his western town, despite the wishes of the entire populace. When he arrests a wanted man for carrying a gun in his no weapons allowed town, Deaver finds himself standing alone against the man's gang, with Paladin locked up in jail.

Solid episode though Olsen's character is written a bit extreme. He's a little too insistent on his way without explaining why. Lurene Tuttle is a pleasure as Ma Deaver (she was a frequent character on the "Andy Griffith Show" and was in Don Knotts' "Ghost and Mr. Chicken") forcing Owen to choose--either his mother is going to go out and help face the bad guys--or he's going to free Paladin to help. Who would YOU chose? Alan Carney, formerly of the comedy team of Brown and Carney appears as merchant Henry Nolan, proving he can handle straight parts perhaps even better than funny ones such as in comedies like "Zombies on Broadway".