Wedding Day: Have Gun, Will Travel (November 1, 1959)

“Wedding Day” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 1, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin travels to Ashton, Kansas for the wedding of Judge Lindsey's daughter Susan, an old friend from his past. Upon arrival, he discovers that Susan is marrying Tom Cameron, a newcomer to the area, rather than David Brinker, the local man who grew up with her and clearly still harbors feelings for her. As the wedding celebration unfolds, tensions simmer beneath the festive surface.

Ashton, Kansas and the Lindsey ranch, 1875. The story begins at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco before moving to the wedding celebration.

Characters: Paladin, Susan Lindsey, Judge Aaron Lindsey, David Brinker, Tom Cameron, Hey Boy

Listen for: The reveal of why David Brinker is leaving town despite his obvious love for Susan, and what complications might arise from the wedding celebration as the evening progresses and a traditional custom is suggested.

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.