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The Best Episodes of Colt .45

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 11 - Under False Pretenses
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    S3:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 9 - Young Gun
    8.5/10(31 votes)

    S1:E9

    A young man buys a gun from Chris. The only problem with that is he soon learns that the boy is out for retribution against the man who killed his father during a bank job.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writers:Joel Rapp, William Driskill

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  3. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 23 - Martial Law
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    S3:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 15 - Dead Reckoning
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    S1:E15

    To learn about a huge robbery plot, Chris goes undercover as an outlaw in hopes of infiltrating the suspected gang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 9 - Alias Mr. Howard
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Colt .45 Season 2 Episode 1 - The Escape
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    S2:E1

    No sooner has Chris turned a prisoner over to the Army than a girl uses Chris to get the man freed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 7 - Yellow Terror
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 4 - Gallows at Granite Gap
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    S1:E4

    Chris captures the notorious outlaw The Comanche Kid in Granite Gap. The townspeople are bound and determined to hang him, but an elderly woman believes that the Kid is her long-long son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 5 - Small Man
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    S1:E5

    Chris finds a seemingly mild mannered tenderfoot who always wins when he finds himself in a gunfight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 17 - Rare Specimen
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    S1:E17

    Undercover government agent Chris Colt is wounded during a train robbery. A woman passenger uses a piece of needlework to patch up his bullet-torn jacket, and this piece of fabric provides a valuable clue later on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 18 - Mantrap
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E18

    A government agent brings down outlaws with help from the celebrated Colt revolver that his father invented.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Colt .45 Season 2 Episode 7 - The Saga of Sam Bass
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    S2:E7

    Posing as a jailbird, Chris engineers a break to learn where loot has been hidden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 25 - Bounty List
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    S3:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 27 - Showdown at Goldtown
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    S3:E27

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Colt .45 Season 2 Episode 3 - The Magic Box
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S2:E3

    Chris needs a photographer's help to clear a condemned Indian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 3 - The Devil's Godson
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 8 - Tar and Feathers
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Colt .45 Season 3 Episode 16 - Breakthrough
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 1 - Judgment Day
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    S1:E1

    Gun salesman Christopher Colt arrives in Cottonwood, Arizona, ready to sell his new line of guns, but a young missionary gets on his case for helping contribute to the culture of violence in the west.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 13 - Mirage
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    S1:E13

    Chris once again finds himself helping a small Mexican village from Army renegade raiders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 23 - Point of Honor
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    S1:E23

    Chris mistakes a female doctor for an outlaw.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Colt .45 Season 2 Episode 4 - The Confession
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    S2:E4

    A rancher seems eager to confess to a stage robbery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 2 - A Time to Die
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    S1:E2

    Escorting a prisoner across the desert, Chris is waylaid by the outlaw's cohorts. Now it's a fight for survival when he finds himself without a horse, food or water.

    Director:Edward Bernds
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  24. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 12 - Sign in the Sand
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    S1:E12

    Chris joins forces with a government agent to guard an Army payroll shipment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Colt .45 Season 1 Episode 16 - Decoy
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    S1:E16

    Mexican outlaws raid cargoes of federal firearms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Under False Pretenses" is the best rated episode of "Colt .45". It scored 8.7/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/10/1960. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Young Gun".