Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

jarrodmcdonald-1 The premise for this Warner Brothers westerns is certainly clever. Randolph Scott plays a gun salesman whose guns are stolen and used by a hardened criminal (Zachary Scott) during a jailbreak. This turns the first Scott into an unlikely detective trying to track down the second Scott. Along the way he meets a gal played by Ruth Roman whose husband (Lloyd Bridges) is mixed up with a gang of outlaws using the stolen forty-fives. Roman has some excellent moments in this picture, especially when she rails against her husband and his buddies after she finds out what they are up to. There's an interesting scene where she goes on horseback to tell the sheriff (Alan Hale, who's as crooked as the outlaws); as she reaches the center of town, her husband shoots her in the arm to stop her from exposing his nefarious deeds. It should be mentioned here that COLT .45 contains a surprising amount of violence for a movie bound by the production code, filmed in 1949 and released the following year. The story seems to work in two directions: that men must be responsible with their firearms, and those who aren't give us great shoot-'em-up western scenes to enjoy.

xtine926 Randolph Scott stands tall and stately with a smile dancing on his lips throughout much of this semi-moving movie, even though it's not a comedy.Dapperly dressed, Scott pitches pistol features and benefits, befriends native Americans, and does his darnedest to make the old West a better place to sell repeating revolvers in this shoot-em-up flick.Some interesting points center around the other actors and characters in this two-and-a-half-star 1950 western extravaganza.Watching Alan Hale (Sr.) as the wayward sheriff is positively intriguing. There are a couple of scenes where his resemblance to his son is so apparent that it seems as though Gilligan's familiar cry of "Skipper" might pierce the dusty air of Bonanza City at any second.In one somewhat intense bad-guy scene, Zachary Scott's pinkish flower-sprouting pajama-esque shirt is accessorized oh so tastefully with a sandy brown neck scarf, and a deliciously dazzling silver belt with a sterling home-on-the-range flair. It doesn't necessarily detract from the scene, but this pastel ensemble worth raving about doesn't necessarily enhance the uber masculine character he portrays in this film. Maybe the wardrobe staff forgot the film was in color, and not in the more commonly used black-and-white format.Meanwhile, Ruth Roman learns the hard way why it's important to avoid marrying a guy who rides roughshod on the wrong side of the law. And speaking of odd couples, who would have guessed that she'd end up cinematically wed to Lloyd Bridges? All in all, this classic tale of the old west warrants one solid uninterrupted viewing as it is at least worth its weight in lead.

ma-cortes Highly watchable Western about confronting between robbers and a hero incarnated by Randolph Scott.The film is set in post- Civil War, at Red Rock ,the pattern of the other celebrated cow towns of the Old west . Randolph Scott is Steve Farrel a gun salesman wielding some Colts gifted by Samuel Colt , when he's reunited with the sheriff there takes place escape of Brett. Then Steve is wrongly accused of accomplice , after that he's freed and seeks revenge. Brett is wanted by 5.000 dollars of reward for information leading the leader of 45's gang. Later on , Farrell is appointed deputy, he along with Sheriff Alan Hale are fighting to stifle the conflicts among the bandits led by Zachary Scott and his gunfighter hoodlums as Lloyd Bridges, among others. Farrell is only helped by an Indian chief named Walking Bear played by Chief Thundercloud.The picture gets action Western,shootouts, thrills, and is quite entertaining. It's a medium budget movie with good actors,technicians, production values and pleasing results. Fine Western in which the gang of the 45's colt raid stagecoach and pacific people ,robberies in post-civil war .Stylish,fast paced,solid ,meticulous and a violent look with numerous shootém up.Randolph Scott leaving times ago the secondaries roles as when he was still playing supporting roles in top films as ¨Jesse James¨(Henry King), ¨Virginia city¨(Michael Curtiz) and ¨the spoilers'(Ray Enright).Scott also played an famed outlaw in ¨Doolins of Oklahoma¨(Gordon Douglas).The support cast make equally notable performances. The film is shot in California State as is reflected on the colorful cinematography by cameraman Wilfred Cline.Nice storyline by Thomas Blackburn, usual and notable Western's screenwriter. The film is well directed and it will appeal to Western lovers and Randolph Scott fans .This motion picture is realized with sure visual eye by Edwin L. Marin. He made a variety films of all genres, though especially Westerns,the best are starred by Scott,all well screen-written(Abilene,Canadian Pacific,Cariboo trail,Fighting man of the plains).In fact his last films were Westerns until his early death at 52 .

classicsoncall In "Colt .45", Randolph Scott portrays military hero turned sales representative Steve Farrell who's employed by the Colt Firearm Company, a theme that will be picked up by the late 1950's classic TV Western of the same name. His nemesis in the film, Jason Brett (Zachary Scott) is a clever outlaw who manages to trick the local populace into believing that Farrell is the leader of the Colt .45 Gang, so named because of the crimes committed with a set of Farrell's own stolen handguns. The film hosts some rather big names, but somewhat fails to satisfy in it's uneven delivery and sometimes sloppy, and in at least one instance, comical editing.As Farrell pursues Brett's gang in an attempt to clear his name, he befriends Indian Chief Walking Bear (Chief Thundercloud), who now allies himself with Farrell, which is fortunate, as the Chief's tribe manages to show up just in the nick of time on a number of occasions to save Farrell's hide.Brett's gang includes Paul and Beth Donovan (Lloyd Bridges and Ruth Roman), but motivations and alliances change rather quickly in the film. Paul only plans to remain an outlaw until his big score, while Beth suffers pangs of conscience and decides she'll come clean. It won't help to seek aid from Sheriff Harris (Alan Hale), as he's one of the bad guys. Paul shoots Beth, but she's nursed back to health rather miraculously by an Indian squaw. In turn, Brett shoots Paul, who fancies himself an equal partner in the outlaw business.For his part, Steve Farrell takes his share of lumps in the film, getting framed by Brett more than once, getting knocked out with his own gun at the hand of Mrs. Donovan, and falling for the old rope across the trail trick. Perhaps he would have fared better if he hadn't changed into the all black outfit a third of the way through the movie.At one point, as Sheriff Harris' posse closes in on Farrell, the sheriff takes an arrow to the chest and goes down hard. So it seems rather odd that he makes it back into town just about as quick as Farrell and Walking Bear who are about to square off against the bad guys.Pay close attention as Farrell and Walking Bear lay in ambush behind a building for Brett's henchmen to walk by. As the last gang member walks past, Walking Bear lunges at his neck with both outstretched hands. All of a sudden, a rope appears ???, and the Indian proceeds to bring him down to the ground. I had to rewind and play the scene three times to believe what I was seeing.Having seen only a few of Randolph Scott's Westerns, I'm convinced this cannot be one of his better ones. "Ten Wanted Men", "The Stranger Wore a Gun", and "The Bounty Hunter" each appealed to me more, and even these are not among his best works.Chief Thundercloud cuts an imposing figure as Walking Bear, but he comes across as stiff and not as effective as you would expect a tribal leader to be. By 1950, he was nearing the end of his film career; my first introduction to the Chief was his rather fine portrayal of Tonto in the first two Lone Ranger serials of 1938 and 1939 (The Lone Ranger, and The Lone Ranger Rides Again). Trivia fans will either be surprised or disappointed to know that Thundercloud's real name was Victor Daniels.