The Too, Too Solid Town: Have Gun, Will Travel (June 19, 1960)

“The Too, Too Solid Town” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 19, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin prepares to attend a dedication ceremony in Lawrence, Kansas, where his old cavalry unit will reunite and unveil a statue of General Ulysses Grant. While at a San Francisco saloon, he unexpectedly encounters Billy Bedlow, an old friend from West Point and the cavalry who has just been released from military prison after serving five years. When Paladin learns that Billy seems to be hunting for someone, he realizes his old friend may be in serious trouble.

San Francisco, 1875, primarily at the Carlton Hotel and a local saloon

Characters: Paladin, Miss Wong, Billy Bedlow, Barkeep, Derry

Listen for: Paladin's reflection on his past military service and the mysterious circumstances surrounding Billy Bedlow's imprisonment and apparent search for vengeance.

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.