Herrmann Music in Have Gun Will Travel and - Film Score Rundowns

This is another excellent Roddenberry story, one of the best episodes in this
season. Paladin is framed for a murder by over-friendly, crafty Dobbie O’Brien. The
posse is headed by McKay (Denver Pyle) although the sheriff (Harry Carey, Jr.) is there,
as well as revenge-seeking Curley (played by Ken Curtis of “Festus” fame). There are a
lot of good stars here. The posse is ready to hang Paladin on the spot.
-Chapter 2 from :00 to :15: “The Prairie” (by Rene Garriguenc) cue #1130, Bars
1-6.
-Chapter 2 from 7:07 to 7:24: “Rain Clouds” (Western Suite) Bars 1-2, 4-5, etc.
-Chapter 2 from 7:25 to 7:51: “Red Rocks” (Desert Suite) Bars 2-4, 4-5, etc.
-Chapter 4 from 4:50 to 5:10: “The Escape” (Ethan Allen). Scene: Paladin is
indeed in the act of escaping!
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“Shot By Request” October 10, 1959 *** C+
This is an okay episode starring John Abbott as Ainslee (remember him in that
original Star Trek episode from the Season One about those superbeings pretending to be
humanoids in a world lusted over by the Klingons?), a scholar turned gunfighter in
Carson City, Nevada. Sue Randall plays Ainslee’s daughter, Anna. She’s young and
refreshing looking, and she reminds me a bit of Diane Baker of Journey to the Center of
the Earth (and Marnie) fame.
-Chapter 2 from 2:35 to 3:04: “Rundown” (Police Force) Bars 1-2, 1-2, 4, 7-10,
24-26. Scene: Paladin is on the stage entering Carson City.
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“Pancho” October 24, 1959 * D-
This is a pretty boring, if not annoying, episode (depending on your point of
view). It’s this season’s “Helen of Abijinian.” In fact, I think I liked the latter episode
slightly better! You can safely skip this one.
[Note: No Herrmann music was used here. That’s fine. No Herrmann music can
resurrect a dead episode]
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“Fragile” October 31, 1959 *** C+
[Note: This is the very first original score (besides Herrmann’s pilot) for the
series. It was composed and conducted by Wilbur Hatch. Werner Klemperer plays
Etienne, and the ever-welcomed Jacqueline Scott plays his wife, Claire. I did not work on
the actual written score but I’ll try to see in my boxes of research sheets if I copied down
the cue titles. If so, I’ll include them here. Frankly, I was not very taken by this comical
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