The Restless Gun
Rating: 4.4 · 1957 · Western · USA · 2 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1957
- Genre
- Western
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 2
- TMDB
- 4.4
- IMDb
- 4.4
Director
Cast
- John Payne — Vint Bonner
- Don Grady — Donny Betts
- Ellen Corby — Emma Birch
- John Larch — Sheriff Riker
- Jack Carr — Barfly
- John Ericson
- Herbert Lytton — Miles Seekamp
- Herb Vigran — Jim Pincher
- Fred Graham — Sheriff Barclay
- Don C. Harvey — Joe Tanner
- Dan Blocker — Ike Burnett
- Roy Roberts — Doc
- Jack Elam — Link Jerrod
- Stuart Randall — Sheriff Tinsley
- Walter Coy — Nick Dawson
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams — Jeff Bonsell
- Kasey Rogers — Jenny May McElroy
- Sue George — Louise Keller
- Paul Lukather — Randy Clayton
- Anthony Ray — Charlie