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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. He is gregarious, intelligent, and public-spirited. The half-hour black-and-white program aired 78 episodes. 
"The Restless Gun" theme song (officially titled "I
network), on Monday evenings from 1957 to 1959, prior to Dale Robertson's western series "Tales of Wells Fargo". Dan Blocker, James Coburn, and Don Grady made their first substantive acting forays with Payne on "The Restless Gun". On October 31, 1957, as "The Restless Gun" began airing, Payne guest-starred on "The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford".
Biography Accident.
In March 1961, Payne suffered extensive, life-threatening injuries when struck by a