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- John Payne got his start as a singer. After studying voice at New York’s Julliard School, the Virginia native was hired by the Shubert Organization as a stock player for touring theatrical productions.
- He saved Santa Claus. Ironically, the film Payne is best remembered for at Fox is one in which he didn’t sing. In Miracle On 34 Street, he plays young lawyer Fred Gailey, the man who proves that Edmund Gwenn is Santa Claus and wins the heart of Maureen O’Hara.
- He’s a film noir icon. After 34 Street, Payne asked Fox to release him from his contract, and the actor became a freelancer at age 35. Over the next decade, he reinvented his screen persona in gritty crime films often made for independent producers.
- The Restless Gun was based on a radio show. With his movie career slowing, Payne did what many film stars of the era did: he moved to television. On March 23, 1957, he headlined an episode of the CBS anthology series The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars entitled The Restless Gun.
Payne, the Roanoke, Virginia-born former movie star of, at first, Fox musicals and later westerns and action films, served as executive producer and owned 50% of the series through his own Window Glen Productions (his office was on the old Republic lot).
He owned 50% of the show through his Window Glen Productions company. The Restless Gun was so popular at the time that it had its own comic book and was part of Topps’ 1958 set of TV Western trading cards.
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.
Window Glen Productions (US) 1-50 of 79. Sort by Popularity. View full company info for Window Glen Productions (US) 1. The Restless Gun. 1957–1959 TV-PG. 7.4 (286) Rate. TV Series. The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era. Votes 286. 2. O'Conner's Ocean. 1960 1h. Rate. TV Movie.
Mar 16, 2017 · #1. RESTLESS GUN. REVUE STUDIOS. WINDOW GLEN PRODUCTIONS. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY (ABC) Information from IMDb. Plot Summary. The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions. Series Cast. John Payne ...
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