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 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
Title card
GenreWestern
Directed by
StarringJohn Payne
Narrated byJohn Payne
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producerJohn Payne
Producers
Production locationAmerican Southwest
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1957 (1957-09-23) 
June 22, 1959 (1959-06-22)
Related

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.

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