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

This episode stars Anthony Caruso as Joseph Whitehorse. I’ve always enjoyed his
roles in a lot of Warner Bros. “B” movies including The Boy From Oklahoma and Hell
on Frisco Bay (both with terrific scores by Max Steiner) and also in guest appearances in
Gunsmoke and other CBS series.
-Chapter 1 from 2:51 to 3:41: “The Card” (HGWT). Scene: Joseph cleans himself
up on a plains pool. I liked how the Paladin card sinks into the small pool of water. Great
shot decided upon by the director, Andrew McLaglen, who did many of the episodes.
-Chapter 1 from 4:03 to 4:26: “The Watching” (Western Saga), Bars 71-73, then
77-79. Scene: Slowly horse riding together.
-Chapter 1 from 6:36 to 6:51: “The Holster” (HGWT)
-Chapter 1 from 6:52 to 7:11: “The Watching” (Western Saga), Bars 10-14.
-Chapter 2 from 2:08 to 2:51: “The Watching” (Western Saga), Bars 10-19.
Scene: Paladin rides alone out in the range, and in the gun sights of two cowboys. He
soon teaches them a lesson!
-Chapter 2 from 3:49 to 4:15: “HGWT Main Title”
-Chapter 3 from :01 to :11: “The Watching” (Western Saga)
Chapter 3 from 7:14 to 7:43: “Reunited” (HGWT) and then the “End Tag” also
from the pilot score.
*****************************************
“A Matter of Ethics” October 12, 1957 **** B+
This is a dynamic, action-packed episode with lots of Herrmann music quoted
(edited in). It also guest stars the lovely Angie Dickinson as Amy Bender just before she
became a much bigger star (remember her in Rio Bravo with John Wayne?). It also stars
Harold J. Stone as Holgate. He was the police detective in the Hitchcock-directed and
Herrmann-scored movie, The Wrong Man. I liked Strother Martin in his small role as the
incompetent lawyer, Fred Coombs. You’ll see him again later in the season.
-Chapter 1 from :47 to 1:01: “The Street” (HGWT) Bars 1-4.
-Chapter 1 from 2:24 to 3:23: “The Newspaper” Scene: Paladin reads the
Sacramento Star newspaper (hence the “Newspaper” music) headlined “Killer Fears
Lynch Mob” located in Bender. You cannot read the date but in various episodes the
timing given is circa mid-1875 but this is not consistent (depending on the episode
writer!). Then the music actually seques to “The Card” at 3:14 to 3:23.
-Chapter 1 from 6:53 to 7:03: “Travel” (HGWT)
-Chapter 1 from 7:04 to 7:11: “Middle Tag” (HGWT)
-Chapter 2 from :00 to :07: “Middle Lead-In” (HGWT)
-Chapter 2 from :08 to :30: “The Newspaper” (HGWT) Scene: Holgate is led into
his cell while Paladin hides his bag (of dynamite) under a cot.
-Chapter 2 from 7:23 to 8:06: “The Meeting” (Ethan Allen), Bars 1-12, 11-12.
Nice music. I rarely ever hear this music used by CBS music editors.
-Chapter 3 from :00 to :07: “Middle Lead-In” (HGWT)
9