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Colt .45

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.3K
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Randolph Scott and Ruth Roman in Colt .45 (1950)
DramaWestern

Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.

  • Director
    • Edwin L. Marin
  • Writer
    • Thomas W. Blackburn
  • Stars
    • Randolph Scott
    • Ruth Roman
    • Zachary Scott
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Edwin L. Marin
    • Writer
      • Thomas W. Blackburn
    • Stars
      • Randolph Scott
      • Ruth Roman
      • Zachary Scott
    • 37User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Randolph Scott
    Randolph Scott
    • Steve Farrell
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Beth Donovan
    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    • Jason Brett
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Paul Donovan
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Sheriff Harris
    Ian MacDonald
    Ian MacDonald
    • Miller
    Chief Thundercloud
    Chief Thundercloud
    • Walking Bear
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Andre
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Lovyss Bradley
    Lovyss Bradley
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Brehm
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Brown
    Jerry Brown
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burrows
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jess Cavin
    Jess Cavin
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Roydon Clark
    Roydon Clark
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edwin L. Marin
    • Writer
      • Thomas W. Blackburn
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    7Panamint

    Worthwhile B western

    Yes its just a routine B western. But its above average and worth your viewing time.

    The villain is a rotten creep as portrayed by Zachary Scott. Randolph Scott is of course stalwart and solid in the lead role. Lloyd Bridges provides solid support.

    But I really like this film because Ruth Roman is not your typical pretty b-western actress here. She is tough, forceful, physical and believable as well as very beautiful. She really pops in Technicolor wearing that fringe buckskin. Absolutely gorgeous and she out-acts every male in the movie.

    The immortal Stanley Andrews, the stentorian-voiced ultimate Sheriff of all Western movies and later TV's Death Valley Days, contributes his dignified screen presence.

    This film is a triumph of great casting over what could otherwise be routine.
    6Hey_Sweden

    Pour yourself some backbone and SHUT UP!

    Randolph Scott, as jut jawed and heroic as he's ever been, is gun salesman Steve Farrell. One day, in a prison, he's showing off his pride and joy, and sadly this will assist outlaw Jason Brett (Zachary Scott) in a jailbreak. Wrongfully locked up when it's assumed that he must have been an accomplice, Steve is soon released, and sets out to bring the bad guy down. Brett, of course, is having the time of his life utilizing Steves' prized Colt .45s.

    This is an okay, routine Western. It does benefit from some good action scenes, and the cast makes the most of the situation. The very pretty Ruth Roman is engaging in an under written role as Beth Donovan, the wife of Paul Donovan (Lloyd Bridges), one of Bretts' cohorts. Randolph Scott doesn't have to stretch himself at all, but he's in good form, while Zachary Scott commands a great deal of the attention as the thoroughly nasty, overconfident villain who feels emboldened by his new weapons. Bridges is fine as the weaselly Paul, who's not as degenerate as Brett, but is absolutely no rose, either. Alan Hale provides a rock steady presence as the morally compromised Sheriff Harris (this, unfortunately, was one of his final roles, as he died later the same year). Ian MacDonald, who later gained his greatest fame as the gang leader Miller in "High Noon", is also playing a character named Miller here. And Indian actor Chief Thundercloud is able to play his proud character Walking Bear with some dignity.

    Direction (by Edwin L. Marin), production design, cinematography, and music are all handled capably, making this decent entertainment for 74 minutes.

    Six out of 10.
    jday-67061

    Endless Ammunition

    These were supposed to be prototypes Brett stole. So where did he get all the bullets for these guns that hadn't been commercially produced yet? It's not like he could go online and order a couple of cases of ammo whenever he needed some.
    7FightingWesterner

    Okay Studio B-Picture

    Randolph Scott is a salesman for Colt Firearms traveling the west demonstrating his company's newest invention, the .45 revolver to law enforcement. At a police station a slimy weasel of a man makes off with his demonstration models and goes on a robbery and killing spree, aided by the superiority of the revolver to the average one shot pistols. Scott sets out to clear his name and retrieve his guns.

    Like all studio backed B-pictures, this looks good and is technically well made with good action sequences but with a somewhat forgettable script.

    However, this has some novelty as probably the only fifties western where all the lawmen are portrayed as crooked villains and/or stubborn dummies while the Indians are the good guys, saving the hero's bacon on more than one occasion!

    I particularly enjoyed the lighting and Technicolor in this.
    6jcohen1

    Better than a Sharps

    Colt 45 is certainly a lite western for RS but nevertheless is worth a shot. What I found most interesting are how many familiar actors from later big movies make their lesser screen appearances here. Ruth Roman is the only female in the picture and has everybody's attention. She even manages to throw some dirt at and a knockout of RS. Probably the only time this has happened to Scott on screen. She is a few years ahead of Far Country with Jimmy Stewart. Walter Coy, Aaron Edwards in The Searchers, has an uncredited role here that you'd have to Search for. Lloyd Bridges predates his paranoid role in High Noon with a complete weasel of a character here. The catch of the day is Ian McDonald playing Miller here, a member of Zachary Scott's gang; later as Frank Miller in High Noon.

    As for the flick, Scott looks clean shaven even after forty days of soft time in jail. Brother Zachary looks like a very light weight Clark Gable. The sexual symbolism is a little too obvious here but for young kids it was all surely missed. Just relieved that RS is clearly interested in Roman with Ruth more than his colts. This is one western where the Indians (unnnamed tribe) are the good guys. It's not The Tall T or Commanche Station but if you are a fan of RS, and I certainly am, you can't miss with a Colt 45.

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    • Trivia
      Final film of Alan Hale. He died about a month after shooting wrapped. Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) was filmed before this picture was made, but released after it.
    • Goofs
      The firearm in the title and in use in the movie isn't a Colt .45. Colt never made an open-top revolver in .45 caliber, as it was too much gun for that configuration. The biggest it could be is a .44, like the Dragoon or Walker. The .45 caliber didn't show up until Colt made his Single Action Army model in 1872.
    • Quotes

      Prologue: A gun, like any other source of power, is a force for either good or evil, being neither in itself, but dependent upon those who possess it.

    • Connections
      Featured in Night Across the Street (2012)

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Colt 45
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $636,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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