The Restless Gun
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.
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Season 2
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The Hill of Death
Vint and the boy Robby are fishing by the riverbank. Vint tells the boy that the gun is a tool and goes on to tell the story of his grandfather, Jebediah Bonner. Vint's parents have been killed and he is brought up by Dr. Ken Ludlow and his wife. Jebediah, a retired marshall, arrives on the stagecoach to visit with his grandson and is confronted in the saloon by Jim Kenyon who holds a grudge from 20 years ago when he believes that Jedediah had not given his father a fair chance when he had killed him. Joe is consumed by hatred and is determined to exact revenge. Young Vint sees and hears of his grandfather being bullied and doing nothing. Jebediah decides that he must gain respect in young Vint's eyes and an exciting conclusion is played out.
Jun 22, 1959 · 30m -
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Dragon for a Day
Sep 29, 1958 · 30m -
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Mercyday
Oct 6, 1958 · 30m -
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Thunder Valley
Oct 13, 1958 · 30m -
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The Nowhere Kid
Oct 20, 1958 · 30m -
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Bonner's Squaw
Bonner persuades Chief Tashuka to honour the treaty with the white man by handing over two braves who are suspected of robbery. Unfortunately for Bonner, the chief's daughter Running Fawn takes a shine to Bonner and follows him to town. By Indian law Bonner is to marry the girl and reluctantly agrees to prevent a war. However when Bonner sees how beautiful Running Fawn is he uses an Indian custom to lose her to a brave.
Nov 3, 1958 · 30m -
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Tomboy
Nov 10, 1958 · 30m -
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Remember the Dead
Nov 17, 1958 · 30m -
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No Way to Kill
Nov 24, 1958 · 30m -
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Take Me Home
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Multiply One Boy
Dec 8, 1958 · 30m -
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Peligroso
Dec 15, 1958 · 30m -
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A Bell for Santo Domingo
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The Way Back
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The Painted Beauty
Jan 5, 1959 · 30m -
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Shadow of a Gunfighter
Jan 12, 1959 · 30m -
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The Lady and the Gun
Jan 19, 1959 · 30m -
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Blood of Courage
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Better Than A Cannon
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The Dead Ringer
Vint is deliberately framed for a bank robbery and murder.
Feb 16, 1959 · 30m -
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The Last Grey Man
Feb 23, 1959 · 30m -
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Melany
Mar 2, 1959 · 30m -
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Ricochet
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Dead Man's Hand
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The Sweet Sisters
Mar 23, 1959 · 30m -
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Incident at Bluefield
Mar 30, 1959 · 30m -
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The Pawn
Apr 6, 1959 · 30m -
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Four Lives
Apr 13, 1959 · 30m -
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One on the House
Apr 20, 1959 · 30m -
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Code for a Killer
Vint Bonner arrives in the town of Toredo to be best man at his friend, Dave Regan's wedding. Vint soon discovers that Dave has been shot in the back and that the town, led by the new sheriff Ben Webster, are looking for his supposed killer, Vance Carter. It is left to Vint to find the truth and lay a trap for the real killer.
Apr 27, 1959 · 30m -
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Mme. Brimstone
May 4, 1959 · 30m -
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Lady by Law
May 11, 1959 · 30m -
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Ride with the Devil
Bonner is sent for by Don Tomas Verdes, a Mexican ranch owner, to help him convince his son to stop riding with an outlaw gang. Bonner joins the outlaws to try and bring the boy to his senses.
May 18, 1959 · 30m -
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A Trial for Jenny May
After Jenny May McElroy's husband was killed in a gunfight, no one in town would give her a job to support her children, except for the saloon owner, who hired her as a bookkeeper. Because of this some of the "proper" townspeople want to take her children and make them wards of the state.
May 25, 1959 · 30m -
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The Cavis Boy
Jun 1, 1959 · 30m -
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The Englishman
Jun 8, 1959 · 30m -
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A Very Special Investigator
Jun 15, 1959 · 30m