WHEN SATAN GRIPS THE COLT

Manos torpes – Spanish title

Quando Satana impugno la Colt – Italian title

Quando um Bravo Empunhou o Colt – Brazilian title

Quand Satana empoigne le Colt – French title

Anoixte tafous gia ta katharmata – Greek title

Matar, fugir ou morrer – Portuguese title

Clumsy Hands – U.K. title

Awkward Hands – English title

Prey of Vultures – English title

When Satan Grips the Colt – English title

 

A 1969 Spanish, Italian co-production [Aitor Films (Madrid), Emat Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producer: Ricardo Sanz

Director: Ralph R. Marchent (Rafael Romero Marhcent)

Story: Santiago Moncada, Romeo Erna (Rafael Romero Marchent)

Screenplay: Santiago Moncada (Moncado Mercadal), Romeo Erna (Rafael Romero Marchent)

Cinematography: Mike Milet (Miguel Mila) [Eastmancolor, widescreen]

Music: Antón García Abril

Running time: 94 minutes

 

Cast:

Peter Bushmich – Peter Lee Lawrence (Karl Hirenbach)

Latimore – Alberto de Mendoza

Dorothy Warren – Pilar Velazquez

Charley – Luis Induni (Luigi Radici)

Mark Warren – Antonio Casas (Antonio Barros)

Johnny – Manuel de Blas (Emanuel de Blas)

Ted – Anthony Pix (Antonio Pica)

Mary Warren – Elena Samarina (Yelena Samarina)

El Pantera – Aldo Sambrell (Alfredo Brell)

Howard – Vid Molin (Mariano Molina)

Frank – Anthony Mulligan (Antonio Molino Rojo)

Outlaw – Frank Braz (Frank Brana)

Johnny’s ranch hand – Saturnino Cerra (Saturnino Pendás)

Warren’s ranch hand – Lorenzo Robledo

Preacher – Ben Deter (Beni Deus)

Chang – Gene Reyes

With: Dina Loy, Josefina Serratosa (Josefina Pereira), Alfredo Ulecia, Enrique Vazquez, Anthony Warren, Mario Dardanelli

 

The nightmare of a gunfighter, who killed his father, is always present in the dreams of young Peter who now works as a servant on a "ranch" that owes its existence because of a stream of water whose course is determined by a wealthy neighbor, Johnny. Peter loves Dorothy, the daughter of his master, which instead has been promised to Johnny. As the two young people do not want to continue a life of subterfuge, they get married, but are discovered by the girl's parents and separated. After being flogged Peter is taken and abandoned in the desert where he is saved up by Latimore, a bounty hunter who takes him to an old Chinese, Chang, who shelters and cares for him teaching Peter the art of the gun. Ready for revenge, Peter returns to the farm and one by one kills his opponents until he meets Dorothy who has been reduced to working as a prostitute in the saloon. Peter runs away with her to a quiet place: here they are found by Latimore after the reward on Peter’s head. In the duel, Peter and Latimore kill each other.
 
YouTube trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZqQNbWAedI