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.
Statements (43)
| 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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