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The Restless Gun: With John Payne, Leonard P. Geer, Dan Blocker, Jeanne Bates. The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era.
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- 1957-09-23
- Western
- 30
- 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.
The Restless Gun. 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. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict wherever possible.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By401"Jebediah Bonner"Edward Ludwig412"Day of the Dragon"Justus Addiss423"Mercyday"Edward Ludwig434"Thunder Alley"Edward LudwigJebediah Bonner: Directed by Edward Ludwig. With John Payne, James Best, Jean Allison, Read Morgan. To explain to a young boy why he tries not to kill in gunfights, Vint relates to him the story of his grandfather, and how he dealt with a young hoodlum bent on revenge.
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- Western
- Edward Ludwig
- 1958-09-22
On March 23, 1957, he headlined an episode of the CBS anthology series The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars entitled The Restless Gun. Payne portrayed Britt Ponset, a character originated by Jimmy Stewart in the 1953-54 radio series The Six Shooter. When the show was picked up by NBC as a series, the lead character’s name was changed to Vint Bonner.
Vint Bonner (76 Episodes) Don Grady. Donny Betts (1 Episode), Sylvester Cromwell III (1 Episode), Andy Cavis (1 Episode) Jack Carr. Grave Digger (1 Episode), Barfly (1 Episode) John Ericson. — (2 Episodes) Herbert Lytton. Miles Seekamp (1 Episode), Marshal Gavin Brandon (1 Episode) Ellen Corby. Ruth Purcell (1 Episode), Emma Birch (1 Episode)
NBC. TVPG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. 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...
