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Colt 45
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti [SC], Hugh McCauley [HMcC] Rina Fox, Heikocleef
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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COLT 45
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Warner Brothers Television
for
ABC (18Oct57-11Apr58)(season 1)(Fridays 10:00pm EST)
ABC (05Apr59-28Jun59)(season 2)(Sundays 9:00pm EST)
ABC (04Oct59-21Jun60)(season 3)(Sundays 7:00pm EST)
Executive Producer Wm. T. Orr
Produced by
Roy Huggins Harry Tatelman, Cedric Francis, Mack David, Joseph Hoffman
US western series 1957-60 67 episodes x 30m bw
starring
Wayde Preston as Christopher Colt (early and later episodes)
Donald May as Sam Colt Jr. (middle episodes)
Premise:
In an attempt to stem the rising lawlessness on the frontier during the
1880's, the government recruits agent Christopher Colt (Wayde Preston) to
pose as a salesman for the Colt .45 repeater, which had been invented
by his father. In the second season Donald May replaced Wayde Preston as
Christopher's cousin Sam Colt Jr. In the final season Preston returned
to the series replacing Donald May, who left to star in another
Warner Brothers series "The Roaring 20's"
THE IDEA FOR THE SERIES WAS BASED ON THE 1950 WARNER BROTHERS WESTERN
FEATURE, ALSO TITLED "COLT 45", STARRING RANDOLPH SCOTT.
Other Credits:
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PRODUCTION MANAGER: OREN W. HAGLUND
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DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
RICHARD L. BARE, DOUGLAS HEYES, ALAN CROSLAND,JR., ABNER BIBERMAN,
LESLIE H. MARTINSON, LEE SHOLEM
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ASSISTANT DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
LEE WHITE AND REX BAILEY
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WRITERS INCLUDED:
MARION HARGROVE, GENE LEVITT, DAN ULLMAN, ROY HUGGINS, FREDERIC BRADY,
RICHARD WORMSER
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SUPERVISING EDITOR: JAMES MOORE
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CINEMATOGRAPHERS INCLUDED:
CARL GUTHRIE AND PERRY FINNERMAN
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STUNTS:
ROYDON CLARK, CHARLES HORVATH, JOHN DAY, EDWIN PARKER, FRED CARSON,
GIL PERKINS
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FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED WARNER BROS BACK LOT AND WESTERN STREET,
WARNER RANCH
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BACKGROUND MUSIC USED IN THE SERIES BY PAUL SAWTELL,
WITH SOME HELP BY BERT SHEFTER.
THE ENDING THEME SONG WAS WRITTEN BY MACK DAVID AND JERRY LIVINGSTON,
AND FIRST USED DURING THE SECOND SEASON THROUGH THE REST OF THE SERIES.
ALL OF THE 1957 EPISODES HAD A STANDARD MUSIC THEME FOR THE
ENDING CREDITS.
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26 episodes were shown in the UK on BBC Children's Television, in 1966,
under the title "The Colt Cousins".
################## Colt 45 ###################
############# season 1 1957-58 ###############
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26 episodes
ABC Fridays 10:00pm Eastern
1.01 Colt 45: JUDGMENT DAY (title on film & copyright) (verified -SC)
a.k.a. "The Peacemaker"
18Oct57 ABC Fri
Directed By Douglas Hayes
Teleplay By Marion Hargrove/Story By Roy Huggins
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Peter Brown............as Dave
Erin O'Brien............as Sister Helen MacGregor
Andrew Duggan............as Jim Rexford
Helen Brown............as Sister Howard
Kenneth MacDonald............as Col. Parker
Bob Steele............as Sgt.Granger
Barry Brooks............as The Hotel Clerk
Kenneth Terrell............as The Townsman
Robert B. Williams............as Henchman#1
Fred Coby............as Henchman#2
Guy Teague............as Henchman#3
Synopsis:
Chris is sent to the town of Cottonwood to watch a man called
Jim Rexford (Andrew Duggan), but after having a run in with
Rexford and making a fool of him, Rexford challenges Chris to
a gunfight if he dosen't leave town before noon. [SC/HMcC]
1.02 [--] Colt 45: A TIME TO DIE (verified -SC)
25Oct57 ABC Fri
WRITTEN BY LEO GORDON
DIRECTED BY DOUGLAS HEYES
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Wayne Morris .................. Jim Girard
Kenneth R. MacDonald .......... Col. Parker
Dan Blocker ................... Will
John Day ...................... Burke
Edwin Parker .................. Clete
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE RETURNING HIS PRISONER, NAMED JIM GIRARD, THROUGH THE DESERT,
CHRIS COLT IS OVER-POWERED AND LEFT BY GIRARD WITHOUT A HORSE AND
WATER. [SC]
1.03 Colt 45: THE $3,000 BULLET (verified -SC)
1Nov57
Director Franklin Adreon
Written By Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald [SC]
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Richard Garland ........... Bill Hodges
Harlan Warde .............. Dan Crawford
Toni Gerry ................ Amy Hodges
Michael Dante ............. Davey Bryant
John Beradino ............. John Modoc
also: [SC]
Joel Ashley ............... as Luke Hanson
William Lally ............. as Hobbs
Forrest Lewis ............. as Willy Flood
Laurie Mitchell ........... as Adele
Walter Reed ............... as Sawyer
Synopsis:
Johnny Modock gunslinger is shot simultaneously by 3 men in
a saloon after a fight, but only one bullet hit and killed Modock.
The sheriff has to decide which of the men fired the fatal bullet
and gets the $3,000 reward for Modock. Working undercover Chris
(who was set to meet Modock has to think fast and save his mission)
suddenly makes an announcement that he is going to kill the man
who gets the reward. [HMcC]
1.04 Colt 45: GALLOWS AT GRANITE GAP (verified -SC)
8Nov57 ABC Fri
Directed By Franklin Adreon
Teleplay By William Leicester/ From A Story By Joseph Chadwick
Guest Cast:
John Smith ............ as The Comanche Kid
Virginia Gregg ........ as Martha Naylor
Stuart Randall ........ as Sheriff Pat Monohan
Harry Antrim .......... as Doc Helfey
William Henry ......... as Deputy Trask
Alan Reynolds ......... as The Townsman
Harry Strang .......... as The Man
Louis Quinn ........... as The Stage Driver
Synopsis:
Chris Colt and a Sheriff's posse capture a killer known as The Comanche
Kid. The Kid escapes from the jail at Granite Gap before he is about to
be hanged wounding the Sheriff. Chris Colt goes in pursuit. [SC]
1.05 Colt 45: SMALL MAN (verified -SC)
15Nov57 ABC Fri
Directed by Edward Bernds
Written By Frederic Brady
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Jay Novello .............. John Barnett
Paul Burns ............... Hawkins
Charles Fredericks ....... Larkin
Vici Raaf ................ Madge
Rayford Barnes ........... Brent Nelson
also: [SC]
John Cason ............... as Hank Reeves
George Barrows .......... as Henton
George J. Lewis .......... as The Sheriff
Chris Alcaide ............ as Grimes
Synopsis:
Chris Colt encounters a little man claiming to be a gunfighter
who unexpectedly wears a concealed bullet-proof vest. [SC]
1.06 Colt 45: FINAL PAYMENT
22Nov57
Directed by Franklin Adreon
Guest Cast:
Dick Foran .................... Tuck Degan
James Nolan ................... Ben Bluestone
John Cliff .................... Cade Bluestone
Walter Barnes ................. Mace Bluestone
Hollis Irving
1.07 Colt 45: ONE GOOD TURN (verified -SC)
29Nov57 ABC Fri
Directed By Edward Bernds
Written By John McGreevey
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Lisa Montell ............. Teresa Valdez
William Phipps ........... Trumbull
Alma Beltran ............. Maria Valdez
Bob Anderson ............. Cranly
Michael Healey (aka Myron Healey)........... Becker
also; [SC]
Vincent Padula ........... as Francesco Nunez
Nacho Galindo ............ as Dominguez
Synopsis:
Chris Colt helps the residents of a small mexican village who are
being terrorized by a gang of renegades. [SC]
1.08 Colt 45: LAST CHANCE
06Dec57 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 16Nov58)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Stacy Keach ................... Sheriff Ben Mason
Willard Sage .................. Morgan Brent
Tina Carver ................... Kate Grant
Kent Taylor ................... Wallace Grant
Aline Towne ................... Marion Whittier
Synopsis:
Chris Colt rides into a frontier town to go bear-hunting with his friend
Sheriff Ben Mason. When he arrives at Mason's office, a woman runs in
and reports that her accountant has been shot at a mine. [RF]
1.09 Colt 45: YOUNG GUN (verified -SC)
13Dec57 ABC Fri
Directed By Walter Grauman
Teleplay By Daniel Ullman, Joel M. Rapp and William Driskill/
Story By Joel M. Rapp and William Driskill
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson............as Danny Arnold
Peter Brown............as Jimmy Benedict
Lauren Tuttle............as Francis Benedict
James Anderson............as Jeff Lanier
Hugh Sanders............as Sheriff Powers
Jaclynne Greene............as Julie
Nedson Booth............as The Bartender
Murvyn Vye............as Sheriff Willoughby
Roy Barcroft............as The Customer
Synopsis:
Young Jimmy Benedict cons Chris Colt into selling him a gun
so he can hunt down and kill outlaw Danny Arnold who murdered
his father during a bank robbery. [SC]
1.10 Colt 45: REBELLION
20Dec57
Directed by Walter Grauman
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Robert Warwick ................ Judge Killian
Leslie Bradley ................ Col. Jack Killian
Mary Beth Hughes .............. Clover Haig
Fran Bennett .................. Laura Killian
Synopsis:
Southerners who go by the name of "The Brothers Of The Black
Cross plan a new rebellion in New Mexico, and want Chris to
supply them with an arsenal of guns and ammunation. [HMcC]
1.11 Colt 45: THE GYPSIES
27Dec57
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Lyn Thomas .................... Nan Wilson
Steve Darrell ................. Marshal Terry Wilson
Don Megowan ................... Deputy Pete Dawson
Paul Picerni .................. Quito
1.12 [--] Colt 45: SIGN IN THE SAND (verified -SC)
3Jan58 ABC Fri
WRITTEN BY FREDERIC BRADY
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
James Lydon ................... Frank Harper
William Tannen ................ Dave
Charles Tannen ................ the Wrangler
Kenneth MacDonald ............. Col. Parker
Francis De Sales
SYNOPSIS:
CHRIS COLT MEET'S ANOTHER GOVERMENT AGENT IN THE TOWN OF WARBONNET.
THEIR ASSIGNMENT IS TO PROTECT AN ARMY PAYROLL SHIPMENT FROM A GANG
OF OUTLAWS [SC]
1.13 Colt 45: THE MIRAGE
10Jan58
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Ann Maria Majalca ............. Maurita
Frank Puglia .................. Ramon Esperanza
John Vivyan ................... George F. Foley
Valentin de Vargas ............ Carlos Hernandez
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Capt. Thane
Dick Monahan
1.14 Colt 45: BLOOD MONEY (verified -SC)
17Jan58 ABC Fri
Directed By Abner Biberman [SC]
Written By David Lang [SC]
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast: [SC]
Jerry Paris............as Joe Bullock
Randy Stuart............as Julie
John Cliff............as Roper
Benny Baker............as The Clerk
David McMahon............as The Blacksmith
Fred Therman............as The 2nd Clerk
Nesdon Booth............as The Fat Man
Synopsis:
A wanted outlaw arranges a secret meeting with Chris and
offers to give himself up if Chris will give the $500 reward
to his girlfriend who needs the money for a lifesaving
operation. But Chris finds there is more to this situation
than meets the eye. [HMcC]
1.15 Colt 45: DEAD RECKONING (verified -SC)
24Jan58 ABC Fri
Directed By Abner Biberman [SC]
Written By Jack Harvey [SC]
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast: [SC]
Richard Webb............as Rocky Norton
Joan Vohs...............as Katharine Norton
Lee Van Cleef...........as Tom Devery
Kem Dibbs...............as Blake Ralph
Demke...................as Senator King
Jason Robards, Sr.......as Judge Hesby
Buzz Henry..............as Pete Dill
Willard Thompson........as The Sheriff
Addison Richards........as Warden Johnson
Bill Erwin..............as The Hotel Clerk
Recurring Cast:
Kenneth MacDonald.......as Colonel Parker
Synopsis:
Colonel Parker and the warden of the Arizona Territorial Prison ask
Chris Colt to impersonate notorious gunslinger and robber Rocky
Norton, so Chris can find out when the robbery of a large sum of
money is going to take place. [SC]
1.16 Colt 45: DECOY
31Jan58
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Crowley .............. Elena
Pierre Warkin ................. Col. Duncan
Christopher Dark .............. Don Ramon
Ernestine Barrier ............. Dona Rita
1.17 Colt 45: RARE SPECIMEN (verified -SC)
7Feb58 ABC Fri
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
WRITTEN BY GENE LEVITT.
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Kasey Rogers .................. Molly Field
Charles Cooper ................ Jed Dailey
Frank Ferguson ................ Tood
RECURRING CAST:
KENNETH MACDONALD...AS COL. PARKER.
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE TRAVELING ABOARD A TRAIN, GOVERMENT AGENT CHRIS COLT IS WOUNDED
DURING A ROBBERY,AND IS HELPED BY A WOMAN PASSENGER WHO LATER
PRESENTS A CLUE TO THE IDENITY OF THE ROBBERS. [SC]
1.18 Colt 45: MANTRAP
14Feb58 ABC Fri 8:30pm (NOT 10pm)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Venetia Stevenson ............. Valintine
Peter Whitney ................. Ralph
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Percival
Travis Bryan .................. Bernard
Robert Fortier ................ Tom Simons
Synopsis:
The notorious Birdwell Brothers kidnap Chris Colt. They feel that
their younger sister needs a husband and that Chris Colt is the most
likely candidate. [TA]
1.19 Colt 45: GHOST TOWN
21Feb58
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Joanna Barnes ................. Kate Henniger
Bing Russell .................. Jack Lowden
Arthur Space .................. Jud
John Litel .................... Hosea Tillery
1.20 [--] Colt 45: THE GOLDEN GUN (verified -SC)
28Feb58
WRITTEN BY FREDERIC BRADY
Directed by Richard L. Bare
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Paul Fix ...................... Frank Wilson, Sr.
Edward Byrnes ................. Frank Wilson, Jr.
Dawn Richard .................. Liz Frome
with:
BENNY BAKER, RON HAYES, WALLY CASSEL, CHARLES FREDERICKS,
MARK TAPSCOTT, STUART RANDALL, LANE CHANDLER, HERB LYTTON.
SYNOPSIS:
BEFORE AN AGEING GUNFIGHTER PASSES ON,HE GIVES HIS SON THE FAMOUS
PISTOL HE USED KNOWN AS THE 'GOLDEN GUN',AND THE LOCATION OF A
SHIPMENT OF STOLEN GOLD. CHRIS COLT TRY'S TO CONVINCE THE GUNMAN'S
SON TO SHOW HIM THE LOCATION OF THE GOLD. [SC]
1.21 Colt 45: CIRCLE OF FEAR
7Mar58
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Avery ......................... Archer Belgarde
Joan Weldon ................... Edith Murrow
Jean Willes ................... Blanche Waymer
Harvey Stephens ............... Maj. David Trevelen
Sean Garrison ................. Chuck Dudley
Synopsis:
When the stagecoach Chris is travelling in is attacked and
surrounded by Apaches, the passengers take refuge in Sidewinder
Pass. With seven people and only four horses Chris has to
decide which four people will get away on the horses while the
other three people remain and hold off the apaches. A conflict
of personalities ensues. [HMcC]
1.22 Colt 45: SPLIT SECOND
14Mar58
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Guest Cast:
Richard Garland ............... Tack Bleeker
Elaine Edwards ................ Alice
Arthur Batanides .............. Frank Fowler
Dan Riss ...................... Sheriff Milo
1.23 Colt 45: POINT OF HONOR (copyright title)(verified -SC)
(aka "Woman On The Stagecoach")
21Mar58 ABC Fri
Directed By William J. Hole,Jr.
Written By Steve Fisher
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Marcia Henderson ....... as Dr.Lea Taylor
John Smith ............. as Shelby Taylor
Emile Meyer ............ as Tom Shannon
James Nolan ............ as Sheriff Martin
Boyd 'Red' Morgan ...... as Al
Jack Shea .............. as Red
Mary Alan Hokanson ..... as The Woman Sailor
Billy Vincent .......... as The Gang Member (uncredited)
Synopsis: A new
woman doctor arrives in the town of Moose Head,Wyoming to begin her new
practice. Chris Colt also arrives to obtain information about the
notorious Shannon Gang,not realizing that the lady doctor has an in direct
connection with the outlaws that Colt is seeking. [SC]
1.24 Colt 45: THE DESERTERS
28Mar58
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Guest Cast:
Angie Dickinson ............... Laura Meadows
Michael Dante ................. Ab Saunders
Myron Healey .................. Fur Traders
Obie Venner ................... Fur Traders
Robert Foulk .................. Fur Traders
1.25 Colt 45: THE MANBUSTER
4Apr58
Directed by Oliver Drake
TELEPLAY BY OLIVER DRAKE FROM A STORY BY RICHARD WORMSER.
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Chris Warfield ................ Monty Chandler
Jaclynne Greene ............... Harriet Brenner
George Keymas ................. Pete Cerrilos
Gil Perkins ................... Hank Lawlet
Don Beddoe .................... Ticket Agent
Gregg Barton .................. Marshal
Jody Angelo ................... Lounger
Synopsis:
One-armed explosive expert Monte Chandler who is heading for
Abilene to take part in a bank robbery, stops off in a small
town first and gets involved with a woman who runs a store there.
Chris in the meantime foils the bank robbery but two of the bandits
escape and come looking for Monte thinking that he double-crossed
them. [HMcC]
1.26 Colt 45: LONG ODDS
11Apr58
Directed By Franklin Adreon
Teleplay By David Lang / Story By Joseph Hoffman [SC]
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Paul Engle .................... Billy
Karl Swenson .................. Courtwright
Charmienne Harker ............. Mother
Robert J. Wilke
John Hubbard
Synopsis:
Young Billy Dixon brags to the other kids in town about his
Grandfather (who is coming on the stage) being a top notch sheriff
at one time. But Billy resents his grandfather when he backs down
from gunfighter Cherry Lane (Robert J.Wilke) who is being investigated
by Chris for a stagecoach robbery. After having being shamed, the
grandfather decides to strap on his gun again and challenge Cherry
which then makes things complicated for Chris. [HMcC]
################## Colt 45 ###################
############# season 2 1958-59 ###############
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13 NEW episodes plus many RERUNS
ABC Sundays 9:00pm
[--] 16Nov58 rerun of 1.08 "Last Chance" (first aired 06Dec57)
2.01 [27] Colt 45: THE ESCAPE
5Apr59
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Adam West ..................... Sgt. Ed Kallen
Myrna Fahey ................... Sue
Peter Miles
Robert Griffin
Bern Hoffman
Sandy Kenyon
2.02 [28] Colt 45: DEAD AIM (verified -SC)
12Apr59 ABC Sun (rebroadcast 12Jul59)
Directed By Lee Sholem
Teleplay By Wells Root/Story By Sid Harris
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
John Doucette .......... as Lou Gore
Bing Russell ........... as Jed Coy
Jaclynne Greene ........ as Millie
James Maloney .......... as Dr. Clark Lingle
Michael Hinn ........... as Sheriff Hough
Norbert Schiller ....... J.W.Stols
Ken Osmond ............. as Tommy
Tracking down a bandit, Chris Colt comes upon Lou Gore, a bounty
hunter. [RF]
2.03 [29] Colt 45: THE MAGIC BOX
19Apr59
Directed by George Waggner
Guest Cast:
Vaughn Taylor ................. Oliver Pate
Michael Carr .................. White Wolf
Dan Sheridan .................. Babcock
Barbara Stuart ................ Belle
Maurice Manson ................ Brady
2.04 [30] Colt 45: THE CONFESSION
26Apr59 ABC Sun (rebroadcast 29Jul59)
Directed by Harold Daniels
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Dallas Mitchell ............... Joe Donnelly
Dorothy Provine ............... Ann Donnelly
Charles Aidman ................ Arthur Sibley
Don C. Harvey ................. Sheriff Clinter
Synopsis 1:
When a stagecoach carrying a secret $50,000 gold shipment is robbed,
Chris suspects that someone in the town leaked out the information
about the shipment. Then surprisingly a down on his luck homesteader
confesses to the robbery. Chris has to sort out who is telling lies
and who is really responsible for the robbery. [HMcC]
Synopsis 2:
Chris Colt becomes suspicious of rancher Joe Donnelly's willing
confession of a stagecoach robbery. [RF]
2.05 [31] Colt 45: THE MAN WHO LOVED LINCOLN
3May59
Director Arthur Ripley
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Robert McQueeney .............. Edwin Booth
Hugh Sanders .................. Jameson
Roxane Berard ................. Adah Menken
Donald Buka ................... David Belasco
Allen Case
Synopsis:
When actor Edwin Booth the brother of John Wilkes Booth (who shot
Abraham Lincoln) arrives in Virginia City to give a performance,
he encounters a lot of hate and hostility. After someone then
tries to kill Booth, Chris has to protect him until the culprit
is found. Wayde Preston spends most of this episode in White
tie and tails. [HMcC]
2.06 [32] Colt 45: THE SANCTUARY
10May59
Directed by Jodie Copelan
Guest Cast:
Lyle Talbot ................... Sheriff Clyde Chadwick
Harry Lauter .................. Johnny Tyler
Andra Martin .................. Lorelei Chadwick
Van Williams .................. Tom Rucker
2.07 [33] Colt 45: THE SAGA OF SAM BASS
17May59
Directed by William J. Hole, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Sam Bass
Ann Doran ..................... Liz Sawyer
House Peters, Jr. ............. Sheriff
Mickey Simpson ................ Bass's Cohorts
Ken Clark, Jr. ................ Bass's Cohorts
Synopsis:
Chris gets himself put into jail with famous outlaw Sam Bass
(Alan Hale Jr.) and helps him to escape in the hope that he will
lead him to $50,000 the outlaw has hidden. But things start to
get complicated when Chris finds out Bass has a little daughter
and that two former members of the Bass gang are looking for the
money as well. [HMcC]
2.08 [34] Colt 45: AMNESTY
24May59
Directed by William J. Hole, Jr.
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Robert Conrad ................. Billy the Kid
Willis Bouchey ................ Governor Wallace
Wayne Heffley ................. Pat Garrett
Barbara Darrow
Synopsis:
Governor Wallace asks Chris to go and find Billy The Kid (Robert
Conrad) and offer him a pardon. But sheriff Pat Garrett is not
too pleased about it. [HMcC]
2.09 [35] Colt 45: THE PIRATE
31May59
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Neil Hamilton ................. Captain Johnson
Patti Kane .................... Gilda
Lance Fuller .................. Orin Mason
Robert Foulk .................. Bosun Boggs
2.10 [36] Colt 45: LAW WEST OF THE PECOS
7Jun59
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Written By John Tucker Battle [SC]
Guest Cast:
Frank Ferguson ................ Judge Roy Bean
Lisa Gaye ..................... June Webster
William Lally ................. Sergeant Webster
Douglas Kennedy ............... Jay Brisco
Jack Lambert
2.11 [37] Colt 45: DON'T TELL JOE
14Jun59
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Adam West ..................... Marshal Joe Benjamin
James Anderson ................ Shift Wilson
Mary Webster .................. Martha
Charles Fredericks ............ Ollie Blaine
2.12 [38] Colt 45: RETURN TO EL PASO
21Jun59
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Robert Lowery ................. Richard Delgado
Paul Picerni .................. Jose
Kasey Rogers .................. Jessica Delgado
James Lydon ................... willy
2.13 [39] Colt 45: NIGHT OF DECISION
28Jun59
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Guest Cast:
Edith Evanson ................. Ma Thorpe
Leonard Nimoy ................. Luke Reid
Dallas Mitchell ............... Ben
Jory Raymond
[--] 12Jul59 rerun of 2.02 "Dead Aim" (first aired 12Apr59)
[--] 29Jul59 rerun of 2.04 "The Confession" (first aired 26Apr59)
################## Colt 45 ###################
############# season 3 1959-60 ###############
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ABC Sundays 7:00 pm Eastern
3.01 [40] Colt 45: QUEEN OF DIXIE
04Oct59 ABC Sun
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
John Alderson ................. the Captain
Andy Clyde .................... Scatterbrain Gibbs
Tol Avery ..................... Barnes
Dale Johnson
George Cisar
Synopsis:
Chris Colt is aboard a Mississippi gambling boat and clashes with a
counterfeiting ring. [RF]
3.02 [41] Colt 45: THE RECKONING
11Oct59 ABC Sun
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Jack Mather ................... Father Knox
Joe di Reda ................... Hicks
Buzz Martin ................... Billy Gibson
Kelly Thordsen
Synopsis:
While trailing three unidentified killers, Chris Colt meets Father Knox,
a desert priest. Father Knox gives Colt a clue to the whereabouts of
the killers but refuses to give him their names or tell him exactly
where they are hiding. [RF]
3.03 [42] Colt 45: THE DEVIL'S GODSON
18Oct59
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Guest Cast:
Adam West ..................... Doc Holliday
Ann Morriss ................... Anne Ryan
Billy Wells ................... Billy Taylor
Alan Dexter ................... Sheriff Ken Ryan
Forrest Lewis ................. Mr. Van Rensselaer
Lane Bradford ................. Pete Jessup
Nick Paul
3.04 [43] Colt 45: THE RIVAL GUN
25Oct59
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Robert McQueeney .............. Duke
George Kennedy ................ Hank
Dick Rich ..................... Butch
Stephen Chase ................. Gen. Nelson Miles
Natividad Vacio ............... Senor Afilador
3.05 [44] Colt 45: THE HOTHEAD
01Nov59 ABC Sun
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Troy Donahue .................. Jim Gibson
Ruta Lee ...................... Dottie Hampton
John McCann ................... Outlaws
K.L. Smith .................... Outlaws
Synopsis:
Two outlaws and a girl are framing a young bank clerk for a bank
robbery. Chris Colt sets out to save the clerk, but the youth's
infatuation for the young lady makes him uncooperative. [RF]
3.06 [45] Colt 45: A LEGEND OF BUFFALO BILL
8Nov59
Director Emory Horger
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Britt Lomond .................. Buffalo Bill Cody
Lindsay Workman ............... Ned Buntline
Synopsis:
While investigating a series of railroad raids Chris meets William
F.Cody (Britt Lomond) who offers to sell Colt 45's for him. At the
end of this episode we are led to believe that Chris gave Cody the
more familiar name for which he became world famous:- Buffalo Bill.
[HMcC]
3.07 [46] Colt 45: YELLOW TERROR
15Nov59
Directed By Paul Landres [SC]
Written By Irwin Winehouse and A.Sanford Wolf [SC]
Guest Cast:
Richard Devon ................. Ed Pike
Kaye Elhardt .................. Lucie
Andy Clyde .................... Captain Gibbs
Brad Dexter ................... John Barker
3.08 [47] Colt 45: TAR AND FEATHERS (verified -SC)
22Nov59 ABC Sun
Directed By Emory Horger
Written By A.Sanford Wolf and Irwin Winehouse
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Howard Petrie...........as John Porter
Jenifer Lea............as Louise Porter
Sal Ponti............as Andre Bourdette
James Beck...........as Kirby
Arthur Space............as Doc Hutchins
Craig Duncan............as Matt
Tom London............as The Old Man
Synopsis:
Chris Colt is assigned to protect the son of a foreign diplomat who has been
writing unfavorable newspaper articles about an intimidateing rancher. [SC]
3.09 [48] Colt 45: ALIAS MR. HOWARD
6Dec59
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Mike Road ..................... Mr. Howard
Howard Ledig .................. Woodie Keene
Jane Nigh ..................... Zee
Harry Harvey, Sr. ............. Thompson
3.10 [49] Colt 45: CALAMITY (verified -SC)
13Dec59 ABC Sun
Directed By Paul Guilfoyle
Written By Dwight Newton
Starring: Wayde Preston (as Chris Colt)
Guest Cast:
Dody Heath............as Calamity (Jane)
Joan Taylor............as (Dr.) Ellen McGraw
Robert Armstrong............as Jud Bowlens
Mickey Simpson............as Hooker
John Close............as Johnson
Frosty Royce............as Nick
Dal McKennon............as The Agent
John Craven............as The Guard
Synopsis:
Chris has to take vaccine and a lady doctor by stagecoach to
Deadwood where they have an outbreak of smallpox. The stagecoach
is attacked by indians and the driver and shotgun guard are killed.
After Chris gets the stagecoach to the first way station he meets
up with Calamity Jane (Dody Heath) who offers to drive the coach
to Deadwood. Needing someone to drive the coach and with more
indians and miners trying to steal the vaccine to contend with
on the journey, Chris not knowing Calamity very well gives her
the job but isn't too sure if she is up to the task. [HMcC]
3.11 [50] Colt 45: UNDER FALSE PRETENSES
10Jan60
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Suzanne Lloyd ................. Julie Gannon
Joe Partridge ................. Dade Wagner
Tim Graham .................... Ed Mills
Jack Hogan .................... Cliff
3.12 [51] Colt 45: IMPASSE
31Jan60
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest Cast:
Sandy Koufax .................. Johnny
Harry Lauter .................. Rare Larson
Linda Lawson .................. Barbara
Roy Engel ..................... Marshal Ben Staley
Ann Doran ..................... Mrs. Staley
Don Haggerty
Mike Regan
Randy Sparks
3.13 [52] Colt 45: ARIZONA ANDERSON (verified -SC)
14Feb60 ABC Sun
Directed By George Waggner
Written By Lee Loeb
Starring: Donald May (as Sam Colt Jr.)
Guest Cast:
Mike Road .............. as Arizona Anderson
Catherine McLeod ....... as Kate Anderson
Allan Lane ............. as Gilby
Don Barry .............. as Yakel
Arthur Space ........... as Sheriff Len Jennings
Billy McGreene ......... as The Drunk
Lou Merrill ............ as The Bartender
Synopsis 1:
Sam Colt goes undercover as a gambler with hopes of recovering a federal
payroll from the man who was part of the robbery, and now is the owner
of a general store. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Sam Colt Jr. dons the guise of a gambler and tries to force Arizona
Anderson into revealing the whereabouts of stolen government money.
Suddenly two outlaws appear on the scene to collect their part of
the stolen funds. [RF]
3.14 [53] Colt 45: THE CAUSE
28Feb60
Directed by Bruce Cumberstone
Guest Cast:
Rodolfo Hoyos ................. Martinez
Tristram Coffin ............... Col. Willis Murdock
Miguel Landa .................. Ramon
Julia Montoya ................. Senora Martinez
Jay Novello
3.15 [54] Colt 45: PHANTOM TRAIL
13Mar60
Directed by Lew Landers
Guest Cast:
John Archer ................... Joe Holman
John McCann ................... Dan Thorne
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Stevens
Walter Maslow ................. Burke
3.16 [55] Colt 45: BREAKTHROUGH
27Mar60
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Faith Domergue ................ Suzanne Tremaine
Walter Reed ................... Harry Dodson
Archie Duncan ................. Jeff Kincaid
Charles Cooper