NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

JohnHowardReid The script is full of inconsistencies like plot holes a mile wide and characters who behave erratically and irrationally. True, the Zachary Scott character is undoubtedly supposed to be a psychotic nut — Scott plays him way over the top — but the others are certifiably sane despite their often odd behavior. It's a challenge to players to get realism as well as charisma into their performances under these circumstances, yet all succeed supremely well. Lloyd Bridges is almost too effective a villain, whilst Ruth Roman makes both a comely yet spirited heroine. (One of the screenplay's innovations for a class "A" western is that there's absolutely no romantic entanglements whatever. "Colt .45", as the name implies, is solid action all the way). We also enjoyed Alan Hale's persuasive study of a two-timing sheriff (this was his second last film appearance).Despite the script's lack of credibility, it does have the three main requirements all western fans demand: action, more action and yet more action — enough in fact to supply four or five average "B" westerns. Director Marin keeps it boiling away at an exciting pace that never lets up. Technicolor, of course, adds considerably to the picture's appeal.

mark.waltz A great cast adds life to this violent western about civil war hero searching for the two guns stolen from him that frame him for a series of brutal robberies and murders. Scott (Randolph) must find the villainous Scott (Zachary) and stop his reign of terror. "Pour yourself some backbone and shut up", Scott (Zachary) tells one of his men, turning coward as he attempts to warn the nasty boss of Scott's pending arrival. He has no qualms about killing his own men or brutally beating up the crooked sheriff (Alan Hale Sr.) in order to keep his reign of terror going.The beautiful Ruth Roman is excellent as the wife of allegedly forced in gang member Lloyd Bridges who is obviously lying to her. She's pretty crafty, escaping from a locked shed in a very creative way and willing to risk her life to expose evil Scott and clear heroic Scott. Colorful but predictable, this is merely just moderate entertainment filled with all the familiar western trappings, even adding a local Native American tribe into the plot for good measure.

Captain_Augustus_McCrae I have one major problem with this film. Set in the late 1840's or early 1850s, it highlights the introduction of the "Colt .45 revolver". Actually, the gun depicted in the film is a Colt's DRAGOON .44 cap & ball sixgun. I don't know why the title, "Colt .45" is stuck on this film, when "Colt .44" would have been just as sexy-sounding, and would have been historically accurate, as well. The introduction of a reliable, durable and accurate revolving pistol did really revolutionize things in the Old West, as depicted in the film but still, the name of the gun is wrong. I guess the film maker either didn't know or didn't care about the inaccuracy. All that being said, This is still a film worth watching. The reason is Randolph Scott, of course. I have been a huge fan since viewing "Ride the High Country" about 25 years ago. Over time I have seen most of his Westerns and while the films themselves vary in quality, the performance of Mr. Scott is almost always excellent. This is a lesser offering, granted, but the presence of Mr. Scott makes it worth the time. I'd rate it a 7.

Brian Camp In the 1950s, Randolph Scott made a number of westerns at Warner Bros., ranging from the sublime (Andre De Toth's CARSON CITY) to the ridiculous (this one). COLT .45 (1950) has got a number of things wrong with it, including ludicrous plotting, but is at least fast-paced, well-cast and dotted with frequent bursts of violence and gunplay. The screenwriter seems to have bent over backwards to tie a standard lawman-vs.-stage robbers tale to the Colt .45 revolver which is apparently being introduced to the west at the time this film takes place. The plot has to do with an outlaw's theft of a pair of the title six-shooters and the robbery-and-killing spree that results. The owner of the guns, Steve Farrell (Randolph Scott), a salesman for the Colt company, takes off after the villain with a second pair of the six-guns. At various points during the action, Farrell is accused of complicity with Brett (Zachary Scott), the robber he's pursuing.Zachary Scott makes a suitably snarling, mustachioed villain in a performance seemingly fueled by ample infusions of "fire water" consumed between set-ups. Ruth Roman makes a spunky and attractive heroine as the wife of a miner (Lloyd Bridges) who's in cahoots with Zachary. Alan Hale (Sr.) plays a corrupt sheriff also working with Zachary.The most interesting thing about this western is the inclusion of a tribe of Indians who pop up at convenient moments to help hero Farrell. Given the pervasiveness of corrupt whites in Bonanza Creek, the backlot town where the film takes place, the Indians prove to be Farrell's only dependable allies. The chief is played by respected Indian actor Chief Thundercloud, who adds virtually the only note of historical authenticity to the entire film. At one point, one of the Indian women supplies heroine Roman with a very fashionable white buckskin jacket that she sports for the rest of the film.The film is set during the James K. Polk administration immediately after the Mexican War, placing the action sometime in the 1840s. Given that photography was a brand-new (and quite time-consuming) technology back then, it's anachronistically amusing to see posters featuring a black-and-white head shot of Randolph Scott distributed to peace officers in the film.Shot in color, COLT .45 is a relatively low-budget affair with shooting restricted to the Warner Bros. backlot and nearby studio ranches.