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The Restless Gun Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

39 Episodes 1957 - 1958

Episode 1

Duel at Lockwood

Mon, Sep 23, 1957 30 mins

Vic Morrow stars as a young gunman who tries to goad Bonner into a showdown. Grandma: Olive Carey. Bonner: John Payne. Cassaday: Frank Gorshin. Sheriff: Walter Coy.

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Episode 2

Trail to Sunset

Mon, Sep 30, 1957 30 mins

Lynch-law justice takes its ugly toll---an innocent man is hanged for murder. Jerrod: Jack Elam. Hungate: Roy Roberts. Flager: Claude Akins. Bonner: John Payne. Grant: William Phipps. Case: Robert Beneveds.

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Episode 3

Revenge at Harness Creek

Mon, Oct 7, 1957 30 mins

A sheriff's looking for the man who shot his brother---even though it was in self-defense. Lex: Tom Pittman. Adam: Paul Langton. Bonner: John Payne. Sheriff: Ken Tobey.

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Episode 4

Rink

Mon, Oct 14, 1957 30 mins

Bonner goes after a teen-ager who's bent on avenging the death of his outlaw father. Rink: Peter Votrian. Sheriff: Denver Pyle. Trager: George Keymas. Bonner: John Payne.

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Episode 5

Jenny

Mon, Oct 21, 1957 30 mins

Ostracized by the townspeople, a homely woman befriends an outlaw. Jenny: Veda Ann Borg. Landry: Walter Reed. Sheriff: Stuart Randall. Bonner: John Payne. Jackson: John Harmon. Potter: Frank Richards.

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Episode 6

The Shooting of Jett King

Mon, Oct 28, 1957 30 mins

A baffled Bonner is credited with capturing the Wyoming Kid (John Larch), an outlaw who was really nabbed by a meek bank clerk. Rowan: Leon Askin. Bonner: John Payne. Hawkins: Nesdon Booth.

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Episode 7

Jody

Mon, Nov 4, 1957 30 mins

Rip Torn plays a trigger-happy young man who becomes the target of revenge when he kills a man in self-defense. Ike: Dan Blocker. Millie: Jeanne Bates. Lucy: Luana Anders. Bonner: John Payne.

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Episode 8

General Gilford's Widow

Mon, Nov 11, 1957 30 mins

A widow claims that her soldier-husband is still alive. Hannah: Lurene Tuttle. Gilford: Paul Birch. Bonner: John Payne.

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Episode 9

New Sheriff

Mon, Nov 18, 1957 30 mins

Bonner is railroaded into the job of sheriff and into a showdown with three outlaws. Doc: Lloyd Corrigan. Givens: Henry Brandon. Bonner: John Payne. Cotten: Stacy Harris. Gus: Gregg Martell.

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Episode 10

Man and Boy

Mon, Nov 25, 1957 30 mins

Afraid that a robber-murderer is his son, Sheriff Lawson (Emile Meyer) hires Bonner to bring him in. Bonner: John Payne. Blacksmith: Dan Blocker. Mrs. Doremus: Irene Tedrow. Amos: Tom Greenway. Ted/The Kid: Martin Bradick.

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Episode 11

Cheyenne Express

Mon, Dec 2, 1957 30 mins

Royal Dano portrays a killer haunted by the specter of the man he murdered. Waterman: Dan Riss. Bonner: John Payne. Winters: Harry Fleer. Clerk: Tim Graham.

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Episode 12

Thicker Than Water

Mon, Dec 9, 1957 30 mins

A gambler conceals his real identity from his son to prevent the boy from following in his footsteps. Marlow: Claude Akins. Jason: Ted de Corsia. Bonner: John Payne. Goss: Frank Richards. Ted: Lars Henderson.

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Episode 13

Silver Threads

Mon, Dec 16, 1957 30 mins

Chuck Connors stars as a guitar-playing wanderer wanted for murder. Sean: John Patrick. Mike: Sean McClory. Bonner: John Payne. Gentley: Gregg Barton.

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Episode 14

The Child

Mon, Dec 23, 1957 30 mins

Dan Blocker (El Bruto) stars in this poignant tale of a slow-witted giant wanted for murder. Bonner: John Payne. Dutcher: Grant Withers. Padre: James Gleason. Jesus: Carlos Revalto. Jason: Trevor Bardette.

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Episode 15

Gold Buckle

Mon, Dec 30, 1957 30 mins

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

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Episode 16

The Coward

Mon, Jan 6, 1958 30 mins

A parolee is being forced off his land by a powerful rancher. Red: John Mitchum. Bonner: John Payne. Howie: Lane Bradford. Temple: Royal Dano. Chavez: Carol Henry.

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Episode 17

Friend in Need

Mon, Jan 13, 1958 30 mins

Conflicting eyewitness testimony hampers Bonner's search for a killer. Clyde: Harry Fleer. Art: Corey Allen. Sheriff: Emile Meyer. Bonner: John Payne. Bitley: Arthur Space. Willis: Mark Dana.

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Episode 18

Strange Family in Town

Mon, Jan 20, 1958 30 mins

Bonner tries to mend a breach between a family of Quakers and hostile townspeople who have mistaken the group's pacifism for cowardice. Hoffman: Jacques Aubuchon. Durant: Patrick McVey. Greta: Jeanne Bates. Bonner: John Payne. Peter: Ricky Klein.

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Episode 19

Hang and Be Damned

Mon, Jan 27, 1958 30 mins

A condemned killer (Joe Maross) has one last card to play: his girl promised to help him escape. Valya: Gloria Talbott. Bonner: John Payne. Sheriff: Ray Teal. Prospector: Charles Wagenheim.

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Episode 20

Quiet City

Mon, Feb 3, 1958 30 mins

John Dehner stars as the sheriff of a quiet town who longs for the old days of murder and mayhem. Buzz: William Joyce. Bonner: John Payne. Clamper: Reed Howes.

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Episode 21

Hornita's Town

Mon, Feb 10, 1958 30 mins

Bonner takes off his gun in a daring attempt to subdue a crooked sheriff. Amity: Peggie Castle. Rosita: Millicent Patrick. Riker: John Larch. Bonner: John Payne. Chuck: Glenn Strange.

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Episode 22

Imposter For A Day

Mon, Feb 17, 1958 30 mins

Angie Dickinson (Evelyn) appears in this episode about a hired killer who uses Bonner's name. Deibler: Kent Taylor. Bonner: John Payne. Sheriff: Lane Chandler. Ledbetter: Gene Roth. Beebe: Harry Hines.

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Episode 23

A Pressing Engagement

Mon, Feb 24, 1958 30 mins

Everyone's excited about Bonner's engagement---except Bonner (John Payne), who knows nothing about it. Helen: Fay Spain. Todd: Peter Hansen. Minnie: Edith Evanson. Indian George: Iron Eyes Cody.

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Episode 24

The Woman from Sacramento

Mon, Mar 3, 1958 30 mins

A dying man (Will Wright) is visited by the daughter he hasn't seen in 20 years. Mary: Kathleen Crowley. Bonner: John Payne. Colby: H.M. Wynant. Rosaria: Rosa Turich.

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Episode 25

Sheriff Billy

Mon, Mar 10, 1958 30 mins

Tom Tryon portrays a young sheriff searching for his long-missing father. Reed: Harold J. Stone. Bonner: John Payne. Annie: Joyce Meadows. Hatten: Hank Patterson.

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Episode 26

The Hand is Quicker

Mon, Mar 17, 1958 30 mins

Claiming that he's the target of a killer, a young man asks Bonner for a crash course in gunplay. Wilson: John Ericson. Bonner: John Payne. Kruger: Gregg Palmer.

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Episode 27

Suffragette

Mon, Mar 24, 1958 30 mins

Determined females are pitted against male supremacists when a suffragette movement hits a quiet Western town. Emma: Ellen Corby. Peabody: Don Beddoe. Bonner: John Payne. Mercer: Charles Lane.

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Episode 28

The Whip

Mon, Mar 31, 1958 30 mins

Townspeople unite to drive the wife of a condemned murderer out of town. Helen: Diane Brewster. Bonner: John Payne. Fletcher: John Stephenson. Father: Harvey Stevens.

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Episode 29

The Crisis at Easter Creek

Mon, Apr 7, 1958 30 mins

Collecting money for a church organ, Bonner hits upon an untapped source of funds---the town's resident outlaws. Bonner: John Payne. Sheriff: Frank Wilcox. Elvira: Amzie Strickland. Broome: Marshall Bradford. Kirk: John Larch.

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Episode 30

Aunt Emma

Mon, Apr 14, 1958 30 mins

Bonner's overprotective aunt hampers his search for elusive bank robbers. Aunt: Connie Gilchrist. Bonner: John Payne. Ethan: Edgar Buchanan. Sheriff: Stuart Randall.

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Episode 31

The Outlander

Mon, Apr 21, 1958 30 mins

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.

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Episode 32

The Battle of Tower Rock

Mon, Apr 28, 1958 30 mins

Irene Ryan stars as a banker's wife in the center of a steadily escalating feud involving strawberry preserves. Taylor: Lloyd Corrigan. Bonner: John Payne. Bessie: Lillian Bronson. Madden: Don Beddoe. Speers: Dan Riss.

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Episode 33

The Torn Flag

Mon, May 5, 1958 30 mins

Bonner tries to squelch a group of rampaging rebel die-hards who are still fighting the Civil War. Frazier: Alan Baxter. Mayor: Paul Birch. Bonner: John Payne. Mrs. Wheeler: Kristine Miller. Sheriff: Fred Kohler.

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Episode 34

Hiram Grover's Strike

Mon, May 12, 1958 30 mins

Hiram Grover (Will Wright) jubilantly announces the news of his gold strike to two outlaws. Wilson: Trevor Bardette. Thad: Lane Bradford. Bonner: John Payne. Len: John Mitchum. Doc: Pierre Watkin.

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Episode 35

The Gold Star

Mon, May 19, 1958 30 mins

Broke and embittered, an aging sheriff crosses over to the other side of the law. Starns: Edgar Buchanan. Bonner: John Payne. Craig: Sandy Sanders. Mayor: Dick Elliott. Baggott: I. Stanford Jolley.

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Episode 36

More Than Kin

Mon, May 26, 1958 30 mins

Bonner's forced to keep order as a Shakespearean troupe auditions for P.T. Barnum. Bonner: John Payne. Plunkette: John Carradine. Maggie: Veda Ann Borg. Sid: Max Hartman. Fred: Ken Hooker.

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Episode 37

The Manhunters

Mon, Jun 2, 1958 30 mins

Bonner tries to prevent headstrong Ben Cotterman (Morgan Woodward) from avenging his brother's death. Laura: Kay Stewart. Bonner: John Payne. Teal: Tom Pittman.

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Episode 38

The Peddler

Mon, Jun 9, 1958 30 mins

Eduard Franz plays an elderly peddler who becomes the target of a vengeful rancher. Osa: Olive Carey. Bonner: John Payne. Ballinger: Bob Morgan. Jackson: Bert Nelson.

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Episode 39

Gratitude

Mon, Jun 16, 1958 30 mins

A little gratitude can be a dangerous thing, as Bonner learns when a grateful rancher insists on gifting him with a ranch. Burke: John Litel. Nancy: Jeanne Bates. Ned: Johnny Crawford. Dawson: Ewing Mitchell. Bonner: John Payne.

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