Have Gun - Will Travel Don't Shoot the Piano Player (Season 5, Episode 26)
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TV Episode | 30 min | Western

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Have Gun - Will Travel

Don't Shoot the Piano Player (Season 5, Episode 26)

Approved

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

With no help from local law enforcement, a writer hires Paladin to find her fiancé; in the roughest gutter on the Barbary coast. When they find him, the bet to win him back may be more than the writer can afford to lose or win.

Director

William Conrad

Writers

Shimon Wincelberg (written by) | Herb Meadow (creator) | Sam Rolfe (creator)

Producer

Frank Pierson (produced by) (as Frank R. Pierson)

Composer

Wilbur Hatch (music composed and conducted by)

Cinematographer

Frank V. Phillips (as Frank Phillips)

Editor

Everett Sutherland

Casting Director

Peggy Rea

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 10, 1962

Release date

Mar 10, 1962 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Boone Paladin Paladin See fewer	Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
Fintan Meyler Emily Emily See fewer	Peter Gunn (1958)
George Kennedy Big Jim Big Jim See fewer	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
James T. Callahan Albert (as James Callahan) Albert (as James Callahan) See fewer	Knight Rider (1982)
Virginia Gregg Big Nellie Big Nellie See fewer	Operation Petticoat (1959)
Mike Mazurki Jo Jo Jo Jo See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
Shirley Blackwell Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) See fewer
Willie Bloom Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer
Danny Borzage Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Mister Roberts (1955)
Bud Cokes Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Little Big Man (1970)
Jimmy Dime Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	White Woman (1933)
Duke Fishman Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Johnny Kern Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Is That Nice? (1926)
Jan Lynch Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) See fewer
Bert Madrid Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Black Sunday (1977)
William Meader Dealer (uncredited) Dealer (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Mike Morelli Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer
Sailor Vincent Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Man I Love (1929)