Prunella's Fella: Have Gun, Will Travel (April 17, 1960)

“Prunella's Fella” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 17, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin accepts a job from wealthy silver miner Mr. Denton to help him find a hidden valley in Arizona rumored to contain rich ore deposits. During a violent storm, Paladin and Denton take shelter in a cabin where they discover a young woman named Prunella who has been thrown from her horse. After nursing her back to health, they offer to escort her home through the treacherous canyon country.

San Francisco and Arizona Territory, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, a line cabin during a storm, and a hidden valley in a deep canyon.

Characters: Paladin, Mr. Denton, Prunella Hartsook, Hey Boy

Listen for: A stranger seeking Paladin's help for a dangerous expedition into Apache country; a mysterious young woman rescued from a storm; the beginning of a journey into hidden territory.

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.