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Season 1 – The Restless Gun

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A skilled gunfighter wanders through the American West in the years following the Civil War.
The Restless Gun — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 1957 Duel at Lockwood Vint Bonner finds himself in a standoff with an up-and-coming gunslinger anxious to make his mark. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 1957 Trail to Sunset Five men offer to bring a wounded outlaw to town for trial, but Bonner grows suspicious of their intentions after learning the group was recently involved in a lynching. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 7, 1957 Revenge at Harness Creek Vint fears the sheriff may act in haste while hunting down the man who killed his brother. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 1957 Rink Bonner helps a boy find his father, only to lose him again in a bank robbery. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 21, 1957 Jenny Bonner brings a wounded man to a lone woman's ranch and learns of the presence of a wanted outlaw. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 1957 The Shooting of Jett King Bonner receives credit for shooting the infamous gunslinger Jett King; the outlaw hopes no one will learn that he was actually shot by the mild-mannered teller of the bank he attempted to rob. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 1957 Jody A young man with aspirations of becoming a gunfighter kills the son of a powerful rancher; the shooter's father, Bonner's old friend, seeks help after the rancher and his surviving son vow revenge. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 11, 1957 General Gilford's Widow A local rancher tries to have a general's widow committed, when she insists her husband is not dead, so he can claim her land. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 18, 1957 The New Sheriff The Cotten brothers and their associate, an infamous gunslinger, wage an intimidation campaign in the town of Harmony ahead of a local election; Doc Cross persuades a reluctant Bonner to become acting sheriff and prevent the brothers from winning. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 25, 1957 Man and Boy Bonner looks into Sheriff Lawson's dereliction of duty after the lawman hesitates to investigate a killing and robbery at a local telegraph office. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 2, 1957 Cheyenne Express Bonner must protect Wilbur English from retaliation after the timid outlaw makes a deal with authorities to betray his gang. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 9, 1957 Thicker Than Water When a gambling vagrant seeks to return to the son he abandoned years earlier, Bonner steps in, skeptical that a reunion would do the boy any good. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 16, 1957 Silver Threads A song sung by a man he met on the trail leads Bonner to suspect the guitar-toting stranger may be a murderer. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 23, 1957 The Child Bonner, the marshal and their extremely strong but mute prisoner take shelter in a Spanish mission on Christmas Eve and meet orphans re-enacting the first Christmas. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 30, 1957 The Gold Buckle Bonner encounters two brothers who claim to be searching for the perpetrators of a stagecoach robbery and murder; Bonner recognizes one of the brothers as an old acquaintance. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 6, 1958 The Coward Bonner rejects a job offer from big-time rancher George Temple because of the rancher's plans to force a humble homesteader off his land; knowing the landowner from his past, Bonner steps in to solve the situation. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 13, 1958 Friend in Need The murder of Art Hemper's brother puts him at odds with his former friend, George Willis; Bonner investigates as the two men accuse each other of the murder. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 20, 1958 Strange Family in Town Bonner steps in to stop the mistreatment of a pacifist Quaker family who suffers prejudice from neighboring townsfolk. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 27, 1958 Hang and Be Damned As he sneaks through Apache territory with a ruthless prisoner, Bonner suspects the man's girlfriend will stage a rescue attempt. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 3, 1958 Quiet City Bonner meets up with an old friend, the sheriff of Quiet City, who laments the days when his town was wild and crime-ridden. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 10, 1958 Hornitas Town While investigating the state of a gold mining camp in Hornitas, Bonner discovers a crooked sheriff extorting its residents and meets a pacifist who confiscates his gun. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 17, 1958 Imposter for a Day A man claiming to be Bonner kills a drunk in a small town, forcing Bonner to clear his name by finding the true culprit. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 24, 1958 A Pressing Engagement Bonner stumbles into a mystery when the residents of a small town, including one of his own friends, believe he intends to marry Helen Rockwood. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 3, 1958 The Woman From Sacramento One of Bonner's friends, a dying old man, receives a visit from his daughter after last seeing her as a child, but then declares the woman to be an imposter; the fact that the woman associates with an outlaw deepens Bonner's suspicions. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 10, 1958 Sheriff Billy Bonner links a drunken escaped convict with a local sheriff seeking his long-lost father. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 17, 1958 The Hand Is Quicker Henry Wilson asks Bonner for lessons to become a better gunslinger; Henry claims the lessons will help him defend against a killer out for his life, but Bonner learns he has other intentions. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 24, 1958 The Suffragette Bonner reluctantly steps in to mediate a conflict between women's suffrage leader Emma Birch and the stubborn men of the town. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 31, 1958 The Whip A town shuns a woman whose husband murdered a prominent citizen; as the situation threatens to escalate into outright violence, Bonner must defend the woman from the townspeople -- including her own father. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 7, 1958 The Crisis at Easter Creek The citizens of Easter Creek coerce Bonner into collecting money for a new church organ. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 14, 1958 Aunt Emma Bonner's aunt takes care of him as he recovers from injuries sustained during the armed robbery of a bank; she tries to prevent him from going after the criminals, even as they plot to stage a second robbery to nab the bank's remaining money. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 21, 1958 The Outlander When Col. Bromley's band of former Confederate soldiers takes control of a Kansas town, a Union soldier with foreign origins challenges the leader to a duel, which Bonner moves to prevent before blood can be spilled. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 28, 1958 The Battle of Tower Rock An entire town takes sides in a feud between two partners who break off and form rival banks; the men blame the situation on their wives' involvement in a strawberry jam contest, and Bonner must find a way to bring peace to the rivals and the town. Details Episode 33 Aired May 5, 1958 The Torn Flag After discovering a body on the trail, Bonner and a gun salesman learn that the dead man was part of a group planning to reform the Confederacy, and that he left behind a hidden stash of gold. Details Episode 34 Aired May 12, 1958 Hiram Grover's Strike Bonner encounters a disgraced, elderly prospector who claims to have struck gold. Details Episode 35 Aired May 19, 1958 The Gold Star Bonner investigates the suspicious coincidence of a town's bank robbery occurring on the same day its sheriff of 40 years retires. Details Episode 36 Aired May 26, 1958 More Than Kin Two ranchers-turned-Shakespearean actors enlist their friend Bonner's help to prepare a performance when they learn a famous showman, P.T. Barnum, will be in town. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 2, 1958 The Manhunters After a drifter kills an abusive man in self-defense, two brothers round up a posse to get revenge; Bonner wants to stop them from taking the law into their own hands, but the only man who can help refuses to step in, having lost his own son. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 9, 1958 The Peddler A rancher's thugs harass a lon-traveling merchant who refuses protection after a widow hires Bonner to guard him as he heads through hostile territory. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 16, 1958 Gratitude While leading a survey team along the Colorado-New Mexico border, Bonner runs afoul of a greedy rancher and a widowed homesteader who both oppose the boundary. Details

Season Info

Director
Edward Ludwig, Earl Bellamy, Jus Addiss, James Neilson
Screenwriter
Frank Burt, Herbert Little Jr., David Dortort, Alvin Sapinsley, John Payne, Christopher Knopf, Mary C. McCall Jr., Dean Riesner, Halsey Melone, Lawrence L. Goldman, Al Martin, Daniel Mainwaring, David Victor, Wilton Schiller, Talmage Powell, Kay Lenard
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 1957