Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) The Campaign of Billy Banjo (1960) User Reviews

A good Lady Macbethish episode.

[ac-44715 · 8/10 · 3 June 2020]

Politics. Elections. Special interests. Murder. All figure in this episode where Paladin is hired to protect the political opponent of his friend.

Have Election, Will Poll Watch

[zsenorsock · 6/10 · 2 March 2007]

Paladin is summoned by his old buddy Billy Banjo (Jacques Aubuchon) to actually protect his opponent in a state senate election. Billy wants the election to be fair and doesn't trust his ambitious wife (Rita Lynn), who runs the town along with the sheriff and a group of cattlemen against the miners. So its up to Paladin to keep the peace and make sure the miners get a chance to vote.

Aubuchon seems a bit miscast as a buddy of Paladin. Don't see how that friendship happened. Aubuchon also seems a bit restrained as the happy go lucky entertainer and charismatic showman. He looks almost as uncomfortable as he did on the Monkees episode when he played a Russian secret agent who ended up as part of a rock duo, "Honey and the Bear".

Look for film director Hal Needham in a bit part as a cattleman.