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Have Gun, Will Travel S1E1 — Three Bells to Perdido

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Have Gun, Will Travel•Season 1•Episode 1

Three Bells to Perdido

7.4/10 · 325 votesSep 14, 195726 min

Ranked #38 of 39 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

New Mexico rancher Jesse Reade hires Paladin for $1,000 to bring back outlaw Dave Enderly, who has run off to Perdido, Mexico with Reade's daughter Nancy.

Directed byAndrew V. McLaglen

Written bySam Rolfe, Herb Meadow

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Cast1

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Paladin

Crew11

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Sam Rolfe

Writer

Andrew V. McLaglen

Andrew V. McLaglen

Director

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Fred W. Berger

Editor

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Julian Claman

Producer

N

Nicolai Remisoff

Art Direction

Lynn Stalmaster

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Casting

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G.W. Berntsen

Set Decoration

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Nathan Barragar

Assistant Director

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Herb Meadow

Writer

Bernard Herrmann

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Original Music Composer

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Fleet Southcott

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Three Bells to Perdido" is episode 1 of Have Gun, Will Travel season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 325 votes, ranking #38 of 39 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Sam Rolfe, Herb Meadow, it aired on September 14, 1957.

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