The Restless Gun | |
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Genre | Western |
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Starring | John Payne |
Narrated by | John Payne |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 78 |
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Executive producer | John Payne |
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Production location | American Southwest |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | September 23, 1957 – June 22, 1959 |
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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 78 episodes (including the pilot episode in which the John Payne character's name is Britt Ponsett, the name of James Stewart's character in the 1953-54 old-time radio series The Six Shooter , upon which The Restless Gun television series was originally based).
The Restless Gun theme song (officially titled "I Ride With the Wind") 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. Two versions (one a vocal) are currently posted on YouTube, but neither posting lists any composer or performance credits.[ citation needed ]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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0 | 0 | "Pilot ('Red Lawson's Revenge')" | Robert Florey | N.B. Stone Jr. | March 29, 1957 |
1 | 1 | "Duel at Lockwood" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Dortort | September 23, 1957 |
2 | 2 | "Trail to Sunset" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor | September 30, 1957 |
3 | 3 | "Revenge at Harness Creek" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Jack Jacobs & Malvin Wald | October 7, 1957 |
4 | 4 | "Rink" | James Neilson | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Dortort | October 14, 1957 |
5 | 5 | "Jenny" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Marion Hargrove | October 21, 1957 |
6 | 6 | "The Shooting of Jett King" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : John Payne | October 28, 1957 |
7 | 7 | "Jody" | Allen H. Miner | Story by : H.A. De Russo Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon | November 4, 1957 |
8 | 8 | "General Gilford's Widow" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Halsey Malone | November 11, 1957 |
9 | 9 | "The New Sheriff" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Dean Riesner | November 18, 1957 |
10 | 10 | "Man and Boy" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Victor | November 25, 1957 |
11 | 11 | "Cheyenne Express" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Christopher Knopf | December 2, 1957 |
12 | 12 | "Thicker Than Water" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Kenneth Gamet | December 9, 1957 |
13 | 13 | "Silver Threads" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Marion Hargrove | December 16, 1957 |
14 | 14 | "The Child" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : John Payne Teleplay by : Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor | December 23, 1957 |
15 | 15 | "The Gold Buckle" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Dan Mainwaring | December 30, 1957 |
16 | 16 | "The Coward" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Christopher Knopf | January 6, 1958 |
17 | 17 | "Friend in Need" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : William Tunberg | January 13, 1958 |
18 | 18 | "Strange Family in Town" | Earl Bellamy | Lawrence Goldman | January 20, 1958 |
19 | 19 | "Hang and Be Damned" | Earl Bellamy | Story by : Talmadge Powell Teleplay by : David Dortort | January 27, 1958 |
20 | 20 | "Quiet City" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Alvin Sapinsley | February 3, 1958 |
21 | 21 | "Hornitas Town" | Edward Ludwig | Jack Natteford & Luci Ward | February 10, 1958 |
22 | 22 | "Imposter for a Day" | Earl Bellamy | Jack Laird & Wilton Schiller | February 17, 1958 |
23 | 23 | "A Pressing Engagement" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Mary C McCall Jr. | February 24, 1958 |
24 | 24 | "Woman from Sacramento" | Edward Ludwig | Halsey Malone | March 3, 1958 |
25 | 25 | "Sheriff Billy" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor | March 10, 1958 |
26 | 26 | "The Hand Is Quicker" | Earl Bellamy | Arthur Weiss | March 17, 1958 |
27 | 27 | "The Suffragette" | Edward Ludwig | Charles B. Smith | March 24, 1958 |
28 | 28 | "The Whip" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford | March 31, 1958 |
29 | 29 | "The Crisis at Easter Creek" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Jess Carneol & Kay Lenard | April 7, 1958 |
30 | 30 | "Aunt Emma" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Al Martin | April 14, 1958 |
31 | 31 | "The Outlander" | Edward Ludwig | Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor | April 21, 1958 |
32 | 32 | "The Battle of Tower Rock" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : Howard J. Green | April 28, 1958 |
33 | 33 | "The Torn Flag" | Edward Ludwig | Alvin Sapinsley | May 5, 1958 |
34 | 34 | "Hiram Grover's Strike" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Dortort | May 12, 1958 |
35 | 35 | "The Gold Star" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : John Payne Teleplay by : Alvin Sapinsley | May 19, 1958 |
36 | 36 | "More Than Kin" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Dortort | May 26, 1958 |
37 | 37 | "The Manhunters" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Richard J. Harper Teleplay by : Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor | June 2, 1958 |
38 | 38 | "The Peddler" | Edward Ludwig | John Tucker Battle | June 9, 1958 |
39 | 39 | "Gratitude" | Edward Ludwig | Arnold Belgard | June 16, 1958 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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40 | 1 | "Jebediah Bonner" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Will Cook Teleplay by : John Payne | September 22, 1958 |
41 | 2 | "Day of the Dragon" | Justus Addiss | John Tucker Battle | September 29, 1958 |
42 | 3 | "Mercyday" | Edward Ludwig | Charles B. Smith | October 6, 1958 |
43 | 4 | "Thunder Alley" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Hal G. Evarts Teleplay by : Hal G. Evarts | October 13, 1958 |
44 | 5 | "The Nowhere Kid" | Edward Ludwig | Mary C. McCall Jr. | October 20, 1958 |
45 | 6 | "Bonner's Squaw" | Edward Ludwig | Joel Kane & Lee Karson | November 3, 1958 |
46 | 7 | "Tomboy" | Edward Ludwig | Marion Hargrove | November 10, 1958 |
47 | 8 | "Remember the Dead" | Justus Addiss | Hendrik Vollaerts | November 17, 1958 |
48 | 9 | "No Way to Kill" | Edward Ludwig | John Falvo | November 24, 1958 |
49 | 10 | "Take Me Home" | Edward Ludwig | Newt Arnold & David Cross | December 1, 1958 |
50 | 11 | "Multiply One Boy" | Edward Ludwig | Lee Berg & Lawrence Menkin | December 8, 1958 |
51 | 12 | "Peligroso" | Justus Addiss | Thomas Thompson | December 15, 1958 |
52 | 13 | "A Bell for Santo Domingo" | Edward Ludwig | Richard Newman | December 22, 1958 |
53 | 14 | "The Way Back" | Edward Ludwig | Robert Leslie Bellem & Frank Bonham | December 29, 1958 |
54 | 15 | "The Painted Beauty" | Justus Addiss | Halsey Melone | January 5, 1959 |
55 | 16 | "Shadow of a Gunfighter" | Edward Ludwig | Herman J. Groves | January 12, 1959 |
56 | 17 | "The Lady and the Gun" | Edward Ludwig | Story by : Frank Burt Teleplay by : David Dortort | January 19, 1959 |
57 | 18 | "Blood of Courage" | Edward Ludwig | Ronald Bishop | February 2, 1959 |
58 | 19 | "Better Than a Cannon" | Edward Ludwig | John Tucker Battle | February 9, 1959 |
59 | 20 | "The Dead Ringer" | Edward Ludwig | John Tucker Battle | February 16, 1959 |
60 | 21 | "The Last Grey Man" | Justus Addiss | Richard Newman | February 23, 1959 |
61 | 22 | "Melany" | Justus Addiss | Herman J. Groves | March 2, 1959 |
62 | 23 | "Ricochet" | Justus Addiss | Fanya Lawrence & Ted Thomas | March 9, 1959 |
63 | 24 | "Dead Man's Hand" | Justus Addiss | Harry Kronman | March 16, 1959 |
64 | 25 | "The Sweet Sisters" | Sam Strangis | Joel Kane & Lee Karson | March 23, 1959 |
65 | 26 | "Incident at Bluefield" | Edward Ludwig | Herman J. Groves | March 30, 1959 |
66 | 27 | "The Pawn" | Edward Ludwig | Charles B. Smith | April 6, 1959 |
67 | 28 | "Four Lives" | Edward Ludwig | Thomas Thompson | April 13, 1959 |
68 | 29 | "One on the House" | Edward Ludwig | Norman Daniels | April 20, 1959 |
69 | 30 | "Code for a Killer" | Sam Strangis | Hal Fimberg & Frank Waldman | April 27, 1959 |
70 | 31 | "Mme. Brimstone" | Sam Strangis | Adele Buffington | May 4, 1959 |
71 | 32 | "Lady by Law" | Sam Strangis | Norman Daniels | May 11, 1959 |
72 | 33 | "Ride with the Devil" | Sam Strangis | Nat Tanchuck | May 18, 1959 |
73 | 34 | "A Trial for Jenny May" | Sam Strangis | John Tucker Battle | May 25, 1959 |
74 | 35 | "The Cavis Boy" | Sam Strangis | Ronald Bishop & Wells Root | June 1, 1959 |
75 | 36 | "The Englishman" | Sam Strangis | Story by : Lester Wm. Berke & Robert J. Black Jr. Teleplay by : Lester Wm. Berke, Robert J. Black Jr., & Richard Newman | June 8, 1959 |
76 | 37 | "A Very Special Investigator" | Edward Ludwig | Arnold Belgard | June 15, 1959 |
77 | 38 | "The Hill of Death" | Sam Strangis | Joe Stone | June 22, 1959 |
On March 1, 2010, Timeless Media Group released a three-disc best-of set featuring 24 episodes from the series. [1]
On April 23, 2013, Timeless Media released Restless Gun: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. [2] The 9-disc set features all 78 episodes of the series.
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