The Restless Gun

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The Restless Gun is a 1950s American Western television series starring John Payne as a wandering gunfighter who tries to resolve conflicts without violence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
basedOn radio series The Six Shooter
broadcastFormat syndication after original run
broadcastType network television
character Vint Bonner NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutDecade 1950s
distributor NBC NERFINISHED
episodeFormat half-hour Western drama
episodeStructure self-contained stories
era classic TV Westerns
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
filmingStyle single-camera
firstAired 1957
format television series
genre Western
hasGuestStars various character actors of the 1950s
hasHeroArchetype drifting gunfighter
hasOpeningTheme instrumental Western-style music
inspiredBy The Six Shooter NERFINISHED
lastAired 1959
leadCharacterPortrayedBy John Payne NERFINISHED
mainCharacterTrait reluctant to use violence
strong moral code
mediaType television
narrativeTheme conflict resolution without violence
numberOfEpisodes 78
numberOfSeasons 2
originalBroadcastDay Monday night
originalChannelType commercial broadcast network
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
pictureFormat black-and-white
productionCompany Revue Productions NERFINISHED
productionEra 1950s American television
protagonistName Vint Bonner NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation wandering gunfighter
radioPredecessorStar James Stewart NERFINISHED
settingPeriod American Old West NERFINISHED
starring John Payne NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
typicalEpisodeLength 30 minutes
violencePortrayal emphasis on non-lethal solutions

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Dan Blocker appearedIn The Restless Gun
John Payne notableWork The Restless Gun