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.
First Air Date: Sep 23, 1957
Last Air date: Jun 22, 1959
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 76 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 3.70/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 14.612
Language: English
Episode
The Hill of Death
Dragon for a Day
Mercyday
Thunder Valley
The Nowhere Kid
Bonner's Squaw
Tomboy
Remember the Dead
No Way to Kill
Take Me Home
Multiply One Boy
Peligroso
A Bell for Santo Domingo
The Way Back
The Painted Beauty
Shadow of a Gunfighter
The Lady and the Gun
Blood of Courage
Better Than A Cannon
The Dead Ringer
The Last Grey Man
Melany
Ricochet
Dead Man's Hand
The Sweet Sisters
Incident at Bluefield
The Pawn
Four Lives
One on the House
Code for a Killer
Mme. Brimstone
Lady by Law
Ride with the Devil
A Trial for Jenny May
The Cavis Boy
The Englishman
A Very Special Investigator