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The Restless Gun

  • TV series
  • 1957
  • TV-PG
  • 2 seasons
  • 76 episodes

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Overview

The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict wherever possible. He is gregarious, intelligent, and public-spirited. The half-hour black-and-white program aired seventy-eight episodes. Jeanne Bates appeared in varying roles with Payne in five episodes of The Restless Gun. The Restless Gun theme song begins: "I ride with the wind, my eyes on the sun, and my hand on my restless gun..." The song composer is probably Paul Dunlap, credited as the primary series composer, but could have been contributed to by either of the two other series composers, Dave Kahn and Stanley Wilson, also. Two versions are currently posted on YouTube, but neither posting lists any composer or performance credits.

Roughly 38h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 76 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • John Payne

    John PayneVint Bonner
    76 episodes

  • Don Grady

    Don GradySylvester Cromwell III
    3 episodes

  • Ellen Corby

    Ellen CorbyRuth Purcell
    3 episodes

  • John Larch

    John LarchRed-eye Kirk
    3 episodes

  • Stuart Randall

    Stuart RandallSheriff Tinsley
    3 episodes

  • Jack CarrBarfly
    2 episodes

  • John Ericson

    John Ericson
    2 episodes

  • Herbert Lytton

    Herbert LyttonMiles Seekamp
    2 episodes

  • Herb Vigran

    Herb VigranJim Pincher
    2 episodes

  • Fred Graham

    Fred GrahamSheriff Barclay
    2 episodes

  • Don C. Harvey

    Don C. HarveyJoe Tanner
    2 episodes

  • Dan Blocker

    Dan BlockerIke Burnett
    2 episodes

  • Roy Roberts

    Roy RobertsKit Springer
    2 episodes

  • Jack Elam

    Jack ElamLink Jerrod
    2 episodes

  • Walter Coy

    Walter CoyNick Dawson
    2 episodes

  • Joe GarcioJoe (uncredited)
    2 episodes

  • Denver Pyle

    Denver PyleSheriff Jay
    2 episodes

  • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsJeff Bonsell
    1 episode

Network
NBC

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