The Restless Gun
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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).
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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 (1957-09-23) – June 22, 1959 (1959-06-22) |
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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]