Colt .45 The Complete Series (1957-1960) - Warner Archive - March 12, 2024

[rdodolak]

COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON MARCH 12th

COLT .45 (1957-1960) THE COMPLETE SERIES.

A TEN-DISC, 67-EPISODE SET.

Set in the American West of the 1870s, Colt .45 stars Wayde Preston as Christopher Colt, a giant of a man who works undercover on a special assignment for the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps to combat the lawlessness on the young country's frontier. Using the guise of salesman for his family's arms manufacturing company, Colt travels alone, bringing law to the dangerous West at the barrel of his family's signature weapon--the Colt .45. This action-packed series made Preston an instant TV favorite, and the series itself featured an impressive list of guest stars including Dan Blocker, Peter Brown, Robert Conrad, Angie Dickinson, Troy Donahue, Alan Hale Jr., and future TV icons Leonard Nimoy and Adam West. During the series’ third season, the character of Sam Colt Jr. (portrayed by Donald May) was introduced as Christopher’s cousin, taking on the family mantle to combat the nefarious villains and outlaws introduced in each episode. Long unavailable and out of public view, now all 67 episodes of COLT .45 are making their home video debut in this Blu-ray collection, which have been meticulously remastered from 4K scans of the original camera negatives.

[Leviathan]

Heh. Just when I said WB has given up on TV shows, they do a complete series set.

[whiteberry]

Colt 45 Intro - YouTube

[Jompa]

How is this series compared to my all time favourite Westerns such as Gunsmoke and Bonanza?

[noirjunkie]

This gives me hope that other shows from this era will make their way out of the WB vaults, such as 77 Sunset Strip.

[T Kunoff]

I sure wonder what kind of case (or cases) it will be in!

[hedliniv]

I want to pre-order this so bad! Hopefully this will lead to more content like this!

[hansolo350]

Originally Posted by hedliniv

I want to pre-order this so bad! Hopefully this will lead to more content like this!

On the latest The Extras podcast, George Feltenstein mentioned they are currently working on a 4K restoration of another unnamed vintage western TV series which will eventually be released on Blu-ray.

[hedliniv]

Still no preorder availability?

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by hedliniv

Still no preorder availability?

Have been checking Moviezyng on a regular basis for any sign of a pre-order listing page for the WAC's Blu-ray release of this western series. Checked earlier and didn't see anything.

[Member-865437]

Three weeks to go and still no preorder? This release is still happening, right?

[MifuneFan]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it delayed to April or beyond given how huge of an undertaking it is.

[Member-865437]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I wouldn't be surprised to see it delayed to April or beyond given how huge of an undertaking it is.

I'd be okay with that. It's better to be perfect than quick. But, I'd think we'd at least get some information about that.

[MifuneFan]

Now up for sale at MovieZyng!

https://www.moviezyng.com/colt-45--t...n/840418302019

[MifuneFan]

Pre-order now up at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWGNYQH9?psc=1

[Member-865437]

This just arrived in the mail. It looks every bit as good as a normal Warner Archive bluray release. (I only scanned through one episode.)

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Emmett L Brown

This just arrived in the mail. It looks every bit as good as a normal Warner Archive bluray release. (I only scanned through one episode.)

Thanks for posting your comment(s) above (had been waiting to read comments/observations on here, following this WAC title's release this past Tuesday). How does the packaging design look (including how the discs are stored inside the boxset)?

[Member-865437]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Thanks for posting your comment(s) above (had been waiting to read comments/observations on here, following this WAC title's release this past Tuesday). How does the packaging design look (including how the discs are stored inside the boxset)?

Just like the Hanna-Barbera box set, except it has three cases (one for each season). Each disc has its own sprocket. No stacked discs. Six discs for the first season. Two discs for the second season. And four discs for the third season.

[filmlover22]

How is the series? I couldn't find any meaningful reviews of it anywhere

[smithb]

Originally Posted by Emmett L Brown

Just like the Hanna-Barbera box set, except it has three cases (one for each season). Each disc has its own sprocket. No stacked discs. Six discs for the first season. Two discs for the second season. And four discs for the third season.

Slight correction, four disks for the first season. There is a total of 10 disks (4-2-4) for the three seasons.

As previously stated, the video quality is excellent as per usual with WAC. I've watched the first three episodes so far. Interestingly, there are between 6 and 7 episodes per disk with each disk being around 40GB, which is the fewest per disk I recall seeing for 25-minute episodes on blu-ray. Each episode is approximately 6GBs in size.

As to the story quality of the show, I would put it on par with other WB Westerns. Maverick tends to stand a bit above the rest due to the charisma of James Garner. I have Cheyenne next with Colt .45 even with Lawman, Bronco, and Sugarfoot.