Though the projects both share a name and familiar premise, they couldn’t be more different.
And boy, this one was a good time.
In contrast, the hour-longColt .45series doesn’t follow any of the familiar charactersfrom the Randolph Scott picture.
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But it wouldn’t last.
“Head ‘em up!
Move ‘em out!”
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But even then, the actors spend the entire episode apart, and they never actually meet on camera.
The only other episode to credit both Preston and May as the leads is “The Gandy Dancers.”
Ultimately,Colt .45ran for 67 episodes before ABC pulled the plug.
