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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

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Season 1

  • Duel at Lockwood
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    Duel at Lockwood

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1957

    Vint Bonner meets an elderly woman who asks him to do something about her grandson. The young man has already killed two men and vowed to add Vint Bonner to the list.

    Director: Jus Addiss

    Writer: David Dortort

  • Trail to Sunset
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    Trail to Sunset

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1957

    After promising a seriously wounded outlaw that he will get him to town alive to stand trial, Bonner meets five men, including a doctor, who want to bring the man in. But then Bonner learns that the five have just taken part in a lynching, and he becomes concerned that they will do the same with this prisoner.

    Director: Jus Addiss

    Writer: Unknown

  • Revenge at Harness Creek
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    Revenge at Harness Creek

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1957

    When the man's hotheaded younger brother is killed in self defense, Vint fears that his sheriff friend is too bent on revenge to bring the man who killed him back alive.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Malvin Wald

  • Rink
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    Rink

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1957

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jenny
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    Jenny

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1957

    Bonner finds a wounded man on the road, and brings him to the house of a an embittered woman who lives alone. He promises her he won't tell about the man at her place, but he later learns that the man is a wanted outlaw.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Shooting of Jett King
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    The Shooting of Jett King

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1957

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jody
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    Jody

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1957

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • General Gilford's Widow
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    General Gilford's Widow

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1957

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The New Sheriff
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    The New Sheriff

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1957

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Dean Riesner

  • Man and Boy
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    Man and Boy

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1957

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cheyenne Express
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    Cheyenne Express

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1957

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Thicker Than Water
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    Thicker Than Water

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1957

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • Silver Threads
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    Silver Threads

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1957

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Marion Hargrove

  • The Child
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    The Child

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1957

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gold Buckle
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    The Gold Buckle

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1957

    Bonner and two strangers trail a pair of killers. Kit: Roy Roberts. Lex: Claude Akins. Bonner: John Payne. Emily: Madge Blake.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Coward
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    The Coward

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Friend in Need
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    Friend in Need

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Strange Family in Town
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    Strange Family in Town

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1958

    A Quaker family encounters prejudice, hostility, and harassment from the residents of the closest town, who mistake their pacifism for cowardice. They also encounter it from the rancher Bonner has come to do business with, though the man's wife feels differently.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hang and Be Damned
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    Hang and Be Damned

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Quiet City
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    Quiet City

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hornitas Town
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    Hornitas Town

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1958

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • Imposter For A Day
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    Imposter For A Day

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Pressing Engagement
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    A Pressing Engagement

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Woman from Sacramento
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    The Woman from Sacramento

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1958

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sheriff Billy
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    Sheriff Billy

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Hand is Quicker
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    The Hand is Quicker

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/17/1958

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    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Suffragette
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    The Suffragette

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/24/1958

    Emma Birch has organized the women of the town into a determined suffragette group; the men rebel and attempt to put the women in their place. Bonner becomes the reluctant mediator between the two groups.

    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Whip
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    The Whip

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 3/31/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Crisis at Easter Creek
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    The Crisis at Easter Creek

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/7/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Aunt Emma
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    Aunt Emma

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/14/1958

    Vint Bonner is wounded while trying to track down the Drake brothers. His elderly aunt nurses him back to health and tries to prevent him from going back after the Drakes when he has recovered.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Outlander
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    The Outlander

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/21/1958

    Vint arrives in Prairie City, Kansas to visit friends and find that it has been taken over by a band of renegade Civil War veterans from Texas. They are lead by a man called Colonel Bromley.

    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Battle of Tower Rock
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    The Battle of Tower Rock

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 4/28/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Torn Flag
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    The Torn Flag

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/5/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hiram Grover's Strike
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    Hiram Grover's Strike

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/12/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gold Star
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    The Gold Star

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/19/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • More Than Kin
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    More Than Kin

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 5/26/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Manhunters
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    The Manhunters

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/2/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Peddler
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    The Peddler

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/9/1958

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    Director: Edward Ludwig

    Writer: Unknown

  • Gratitude
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    Gratitude

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 6/16/1958

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown