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

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“Amy’s Good Deed” April 12, 1958 **** B
This episode stars Jeanette Nolan once again, a very talented and chameleon-like
character actress. No wonder Richard Boone wanted her in his short-lived series, The
Richard Boone Show.
[Note: No Herrmann music was used in this episode]
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“Hanging Man” April 19, 1958 *** C
-Chapter 3 starting 1:45: Cue III (Hitchhiker)
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“Innocent Broad” April 26, 1958 ***** A
I really enjoyed this episode, especially the long scene in the stagecoach that
occupies dozing Matt, the scared “innocent broad” named Linda Bell, and the
wonderfully cast Aaron Saxon as laconic, slow or deliberate-speaking bad guy, Joe
Bassett. Joe tries to strike up a conversation with the scared girl, finally trying to loosen
her up with whiskey! Matt intervenes. Great dialog!
-Chapter 2 starting 2:12: “The Trail” (Desert Suite) Bars 26-36, 1-12, 37-53.
Curiously, this cue is rarely ever utilized in the CBS westerns during the travel
sequences, although you’ll hear it next in next season’s “Monopoly.” It’s nice to hear it
here.
-Chapter 3 starting at 3:17: Cue I (Hitchhiker) Bar 1, then cue III Bars 1-4, 19.
Scene: In Dodge, Matt throws back Bassett’s gun back to him.
-Chapter 4 from 5:14 to 5:50 :cue III (Hitchhiker). Scene: Matt shoots Joe dead.
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“The Big Con” May 3, 1958 **** B
This is a fine tale about fancy con men duping an assistant bank manager into
lending them $20,000.
[Note: No Herrmann music was used in this episode]
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“Widow’s Mite” May 10, 1958 ** C
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