"Colt in the Hand of the Devil" is a so-so Spaghetti Western following the Sergio Leone wake , including close-ups , decent camera work , shootouts , fast moving , choreographic duels with high body-count and that's why being proceeded in Italian style . It deals with a prisoner called Roy Koster (Robert Woods) sentenced to years of hard labor at the quarry belonging to a Territorial Prison where the treatment of inmates is harsh. Whilst in prison the sadistic guard intentionally targets Roy but he is saved from the warden's bullet by fellow prisoner Jeremy Scott (Attilio Dottesio) who as he lays dying asks Roy to head to Silvertown where he came from to prove his innocence . While Roy planning a prison break , but escaping is no easy task . Later on , Roy Koster is released from jail , as he fulfils the promise to visit a town run by a gang of nasty gunmen led by cutthroat Warner (George Wang) . And on arriving in Silvertown Roy doing so he makes a lot of enemies . Quickly realises it is a perilous place run by a villain and no one happy to see a stranger in town especially one asking questions with even Scott's family less than welcoming . Roy starts to suspect that Jeremy may have been set up for a murder he didn't commit with those who know the truth willing to kill to keep it hidden .
This obscure Spaghetti Western with a pretty straight-forward storyline turns out to be a moving Macarroni western that contains a story full of violence , skill dramatic pace and stirring direction , approaching increasingly Sergio Leone's Italian manners , and keeping some details that make it special in this particular genre . It's a thrilling western with spectacular scenes in which our starring is incarcerated in a State Penitentiary , there Roy doesn't bear the mistreats and humiliations , later on , he attempts to find out the truth about a wrongly condemned person and along the way executes a single-handedly revenge , as he murders each person involved in the plot . A typical storyline in which Roy Koster arriving in Silvertown , seeking vendetta against nasties and ending up dealing with the bad elements who control the place and who were behind imprisonment of the unfortunate Jeremy Scott . There's a breathtaking confrontation between protagonist Robert Woods and heartless enemy George Wang , resulting in an unexpected twist . It's a middle-budget Italian film with usual actors , professional technicians , so-so production values and uneven results . Charismatic interpretation from Spaghetti's customary actors . Stars the American actor Robert Woods who is passable in his usual tough role , here as Roy , an ex-inmate , a drifter desperately wanting justice , attempting to solve Jeremy's wrongful incarceration by facing off a ruthless outlaw , George Wang , on his trail . Robert Woods starred films in all kinds of genres , thriller , action , Giallo , Erotic and especially Spaghetti Western . As Woods played a lot of Spaghetti Westerns , some of them passable , others lousy ones , these are as follows : "A Dollar and a Grave¨ , ¨Gatlin Gun¨ , ¨Colt in the Hand of the Devil¨, ¨The Belle Star Story¨ , ¨A Colt for 4 Candles¨ , ¨Black Jack¨ , ¨My Name is Pecos¨ , ¨Pecos Cleans Up¨ and ¨Seven Guns for the MacGregors¨. And his is greatest hit was ¨Pecos¨ . The acting isn't bad but in "Colt in the Hand of the Devil" the actors can't make ordinary roles become memorable. There are also some familiar faces in the support cast , the Austrain and genre regular William Berger , Attilio Dottesio , Benito Pacifico , George Wang , among others .
Nice soundtrack by Piero Piccioni , it is catching enough to make it attractive , including an enjoyable leitmotif . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Alvaro Manzoni , shot in the unappropriate Italian exteriors , no Almeria . The motion picture was regularly directed by Gianfranco Baldanello , who often used pseudonym Frank G. Carroll , providing a bit bland and forgettable realization. He was assistant director and subsequently directed some films . Gianfranco made several Spaghettis , such as ¨Uccidete Johnny Ringo¨ , ¨This man cant die¨ , ¨Son of Zorro¨ , ¨The Cry of the Wolf¨, ¨Black Jack¨ and ¨Blood River¨. And ¨Colt in the Hand of the Devil¨ isn't a bad spaghetti western, it's just an ordinary one with no great soundtrack or camera work to make it stand out like the ordinary spaghetti westerns do . Rating : 5.5/10. Acceptable and passable but never anything more than regular at best.
This obscure Spaghetti Western with a pretty straight-forward storyline turns out to be a moving Macarroni western that contains a story full of violence , skill dramatic pace and stirring direction , approaching increasingly Sergio Leone's Italian manners , and keeping some details that make it special in this particular genre . It's a thrilling western with spectacular scenes in which our starring is incarcerated in a State Penitentiary , there Roy doesn't bear the mistreats and humiliations , later on , he attempts to find out the truth about a wrongly condemned person and along the way executes a single-handedly revenge , as he murders each person involved in the plot . A typical storyline in which Roy Koster arriving in Silvertown , seeking vendetta against nasties and ending up dealing with the bad elements who control the place and who were behind imprisonment of the unfortunate Jeremy Scott . There's a breathtaking confrontation between protagonist Robert Woods and heartless enemy George Wang , resulting in an unexpected twist . It's a middle-budget Italian film with usual actors , professional technicians , so-so production values and uneven results . Charismatic interpretation from Spaghetti's customary actors . Stars the American actor Robert Woods who is passable in his usual tough role , here as Roy , an ex-inmate , a drifter desperately wanting justice , attempting to solve Jeremy's wrongful incarceration by facing off a ruthless outlaw , George Wang , on his trail . Robert Woods starred films in all kinds of genres , thriller , action , Giallo , Erotic and especially Spaghetti Western . As Woods played a lot of Spaghetti Westerns , some of them passable , others lousy ones , these are as follows : "A Dollar and a Grave¨ , ¨Gatlin Gun¨ , ¨Colt in the Hand of the Devil¨, ¨The Belle Star Story¨ , ¨A Colt for 4 Candles¨ , ¨Black Jack¨ , ¨My Name is Pecos¨ , ¨Pecos Cleans Up¨ and ¨Seven Guns for the MacGregors¨. And his is greatest hit was ¨Pecos¨ . The acting isn't bad but in "Colt in the Hand of the Devil" the actors can't make ordinary roles become memorable. There are also some familiar faces in the support cast , the Austrain and genre regular William Berger , Attilio Dottesio , Benito Pacifico , George Wang , among others .
Nice soundtrack by Piero Piccioni , it is catching enough to make it attractive , including an enjoyable leitmotif . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Alvaro Manzoni , shot in the unappropriate Italian exteriors , no Almeria . The motion picture was regularly directed by Gianfranco Baldanello , who often used pseudonym Frank G. Carroll , providing a bit bland and forgettable realization. He was assistant director and subsequently directed some films . Gianfranco made several Spaghettis , such as ¨Uccidete Johnny Ringo¨ , ¨This man cant die¨ , ¨Son of Zorro¨ , ¨The Cry of the Wolf¨, ¨Black Jack¨ and ¨Blood River¨. And ¨Colt in the Hand of the Devil¨ isn't a bad spaghetti western, it's just an ordinary one with no great soundtrack or camera work to make it stand out like the ordinary spaghetti westerns do . Rating : 5.5/10. Acceptable and passable but never anything more than regular at best.