The Restless Gun - Pilot Episode

1957 · Writing Credits by N.B. Stone Jr. Producer Richard Lewis, Directed by Robert Florey

Western The Restless Gun Red Lawson's Revenge Pilot (TV Series) (1957) Revue Studio Productions Inc. MCA TV The Restless Gun was based on a radio show. The Six Shooter "Red Lawson's Revenge" with Jimmy Stewart. 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 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. More than two dozen episodes were based on scripts for the radio show, created and written by Frank Burt .