The Classic TV Archive - US Western series
The Restless Gun (1957-59)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Rina Fox, James Beer
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
The Restless Gun (season 1) (NBC) (1957-58)
The Restless Gun (season 2) (NBC) (1958-59)
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THE RESTLESS GUN (working title: "The Six Shooter")
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Window Glen production
Filmed at Revue Studios/ MCA tv
for
NBC (Mondays 8:00 pm EST)
Executive Producer John Payne
Produced by David Dortort
Based on a Story and Characters Created by Frank Burt
US Western series 1957-59 pilot + 77 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
John Payne
as Vint Bonner
Premise:
Adventures of a trouble shooter in the old west.
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DIRECTORS INCLUDE:
EDWARD LUDWIG, JUSTUS ADDISS, CHRISTIAN NYBY
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CHARLES S. GOULD
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WRITERS INCLUDE:
DAVID DORTORT, DAVID VICTOR, HERBERT LITTLE,JR., RONALD BISHOP,
FRANK BONHAM, ROBERT LESLIE BELLAM
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DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY: BUD THACKERY, WILLIAM SICKNER, RAY RENNAHAN
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EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR: RICHARD G. WRAY
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MUSIC SUPERVISORS: STANLEY WILSON AND JOSEPH E. ROMERO
THEME BY: DAVID KAHN
main title theme. w & m Mort Greene, Dave Kahn & Melvyn Lenard.
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FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED:
REPUBLIC STUDIO BACK LOT AND WESTERN STREET,IVERSON RANCH
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STUNTS:.
BOB MORGAN, LENNY GEER, PAUL BAXLEY, RONNIE RONDELL, ROY JENSON, GEORGE SAWAYA
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[00] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
episode 'The Restless Gun' (pilot)
29Mar57 CBS
cast:
John Payne .................. Vint Bonner
Andrew Duggan .............. Red Dawson
William Hopper .............. Don Maler