It wasn’t the plot as much as the look of Richard Boone’s Paladin that stood out in Have Gun – Will Travel: The Long Hunt. In this outing, he is sporting a beard. I had to laugh, too, because in the show he even apologizes for having it. However, it is really a plot device to show the passage of time.
Actually, it’s that passage of time that I like about this half hour western episode. We can feel and see that quite a bit of time has gone by rather than pretending that it took a day or two for Paladin to arrive deep into the back country.
The plot of the show had Paladin being hired to track down a fugitive.
Anthony Caruso guest stars as Jose, a guide. Caruso is good, but he was born in Indiana and not Mexico. I just wish Hollywood would have cast roles more appropriately than what we had in this outing. After all, his accent was lousy.
On the whole, Have Gun – Will Travel: The Long Hunt is remembered more for the feel of movement along with what I call a bit of a mystical ending. There was some depth to the plot, but not all that much when compared to other programs.
Honestly, Boone’s beard may have been the best reason for tuning in.
Written by Orrymain