Death of a Young Gunfighter: Have Gun, Will Travel (March 15, 1959)

“Death of a Young Gunfighter” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 15, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin is hired by a grieving rancher to hunt down Juan Morita, a notorious killer who murdered the rancher's son in a gunfight. When Paladin arrives in a New Mexico town, he finds the body of Morita's brother displayed as bait, but refuses to participate in the brutal scheme. As Morita arrives seeking revenge, Paladin discovers the situation is far more complicated than a simple matter of justice.

A small New Mexico town in 1875, centered around a hotel, livery stable, and the surrounding adobe buildings and dusty streets.

Characters: Paladin, Juan Morita, John Seabree, John Haskell

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Paladin and the vengeful Morita, and Paladin's moral struggle over the ethics of the job he's been hired to do.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.