Colt .45

Colt .45

1957
Colt .45
Colt .45

Colt .45

5 | en | Western

Colt .45 is an American Western series which aired on ABC between October 1957 and September 1960. Christopher Colt was apparently a gun salesman but was in fact a government agent tracking down notorious bad guys. The half-hour program is loosely based on the 1950 Warner Bros. film of the same name, starring Randolph Scott. Colt .45 was part of the William T. Orr-produced array of westerns which Warner produced for ABC in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP28  The Trespasser
Jun. 21,1960
The Trespasser

Mike O'Tara is determined to avenge the murder, by a soldier, of his Indian wife.

EP27  Showdown at Goldtown
Jun. 14,1960
Showdown at Goldtown

A paroled ex-convict is to drive a gold-laden stage---which his enemy plans to rob.

EP26  Appointment in Agoura
Jun. 07,1960
Appointment in Agoura

The Sanger family vows revenge on Ben Thompson after he shoots the youngest member in self defense. It's up to the Colt cousins to protect him and defuse the situation.

EP25  Bounty List
May. 31,1960
Bounty List

Sam and a bounty hunter are after the same men. Sam wants them alive, but the bounty hunter just wants the cash.

EP24  Attack
May. 24,1960
Attack

The Sioux own ore-rich land - but miners are determined to take it over.

EP23  Martial Law
May. 17,1960
Martial Law

A gambler and Sam can't seem to come to terms on Sam's crusade to clean up the town.

EP22  The Gandy Dancers
May. 10,1960
The Gandy Dancers

Sam's latest cause: helping immigrant workers who are being blackmailed by outlaws.

EP21  Trial by Rope
May. 03,1960
Trial by Rope

Chris takes on a woman whose word is judge and jury combined.

EP20  Strange Encounter
Apr. 26,1960
Strange Encounter

Escorting two killers to jail, Chris comes upon injured men---and one of his prisoners is a doctor.

EP19  Absent Without Leave
Apr. 19,1960
Absent Without Leave

A colonel accuses his lieutenant son of cowardice.

EP18  Alibi
Apr. 12,1960
Alibi

While Chris investigates an alleged murderer's innocence, the prisoner disappears.

EP17  Chain of Command
Apr. 05,1960
Chain of Command

Colt risks a court-martial when he refuses to follow orders. Colt: Wayde Preston.

EP16  Breakthrough
Mar. 27,1960
Breakthrough

Chris tries to stop highwaymen from taking a gold-laden stagecoach.

EP15  Phantom Trail
Mar. 13,1960
Phantom Trail

The Colt boys work to nab cattle rustlers---with Sam posing as a killer eager to kill Chris.

EP14  The Cause
Feb. 28,1960
The Cause

Sam has to cope with Mexican rebels to retrieve a renegade colonel for the Government.

EP13  Arizona Anderson
Feb. 14,1960
Arizona Anderson

Posing as a gambler, Sam puts on the pressure to locate stolen Government money.

EP12  Impasse
Jan. 31,1960
Impasse

Sam and a soldier are carrying a military payroll and mistakenly turn it over to three bandits disguised as cavalry troopers. They set out to retrieve the money and catch the bandits.

EP11  Under False Pretenses
Jan. 10,1960
Under False Pretenses

Sam, after the pair who robbed a stagecoach, finds one of them on the trail---dead. Mills: Tim Graham. Julie: Suzanne Lloyd. Cliff: Jack Hogan.

EP10  Calamity
Dec. 13,1959
Calamity

Colt escorts a woman doctor and smallpox vaccine to Deadwood during an Indian uprising.

EP9  Alias Mr. Howard
Dec. 06,1959
Alias Mr. Howard

Sam's on the trail of an outlaw but he doesn't know it's Jesse James.

EP8  Tar and Feathers
Nov. 22,1959
Tar and Feathers

Chris is assigned to protect a French diplomat touring the West.

EP7  Yellow Terror
Nov. 15,1959
Yellow Terror

Colt uses panic about a yellow-fever epidemic to find a murderer.

EP6  A Legend of Buffalo Bill
Nov. 08,1959
A Legend of Buffalo Bill

Chris meets Buffalo Bill and writer Ned Buntline (Lindsay Workman)---and a gang of hijackers.

EP5  The Hothead
Nov. 01,1959
The Hothead

Troy Donahue plays a bank clerk framed by outlaws.

EP4  The Rival Gun
Oct. 25,1959
The Rival Gun

Hunting a missing shipment, Chris clashes with a man who sells guns to hostile Indians

EP3  The Devil's Godson
Oct. 18,1959
The Devil's Godson

Adam West plays Doc Holliday, baiting a trap for a killer.

EP2  The Reckoning
Oct. 11,1959
The Reckoning

Chris is after killers in the desert. Father Knox: Jack Mather. Hicks: Joe di Reda. Gibson: Buzz Martin.

EP1  Queen of Dixie
Oct. 04,1959
Queen of Dixie

A counterfeiting ring makes things hot for Chris on a gambling boat

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Synopsis

Colt .45 is an American Western series which aired on ABC between October 1957 and September 1960. Christopher Colt was apparently a gun salesman but was in fact a government agent tracking down notorious bad guys. The half-hour program is loosely based on the 1950 Warner Bros. film of the same name, starring Randolph Scott. Colt .45 was part of the William T. Orr-produced array of westerns which Warner produced for ABC in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Cast

Wayde Preston

Director

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