Love-Bird: Have Gun, Will Travel (August 30, 1959)

“Love-Bird” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 30, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin travels to Deadwood City after receiving a letter from Holly Bannon, a woman who works as a dealer at the Red Bird Saloon. Holly has hired him for $2,000 but before she can explain her needs, a jealous man named Doss interrupts them, leading to a confrontation. Holly then confides that she fears for her life and needs Paladin's help.

Deadwood City, 1875, primarily the Red Bird Saloon and Grand Central Hotel in the mining town.

Characters: Paladin, Holly Bannon, Doss, Hey Boy, Barkeep

Listen for: The developing mystery of why Holly Bannon fears for her life and what role the jealous Doss plays in the danger she faces.

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.