Review of Colt .45

Colt .45 (1950)
6/10
This good Western is rapidly and efficiently filmed by Edwin L. Marin
21 March 2010
Warning: Spoilers
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 .
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