Colt .45 (1957–1960)

Christopher Colt was apparently a gun salesman but was in fact a government agent tracking down notorious bad guys. His cousin Sam took the lead when the studio had contract disputes with the original star.

Stars:

Wayde Preston, Kenneth MacDonald, Donald May

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Wayde Preston	...	Christopher Colt (67 episodes, 1957-1960)

Storyline

Christopher Colt was apparently a gun salesman but was in fact a government agent tracking down notorious bad guys. His cousin Sam took the lead when the studio had contract disputes with the original star.

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Plot Keywords:

based on film | guns of the west | digit in title | period in title | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colt 45

Filming Locations:

Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (67 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was one of three different series to have Adam West appear as Doc Holliday. The other two were Lawman and Sugarfoot.

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Connections

Spun-off from Colt .45 (1950)

User Reviews

"a lightening bolt when he drew that Colt"

One of the most memorable of the theme songs, though musically not up to the quality of some such as "Maverick". The ads were a bit silly: "Beneath this salesman exterior..." caused my waggish brother to quip "beats a heart of gold". But though relatively short-lived and suffering from Warner's rehashed scripts, Preston was suitably solid and stolid; and yet, perhaps because of the tie in to the Colt revolver, and the undercover agent aspect, it was great fun!