Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
premier of “When the Devil Grips a Colt” directed by Gianfranco Baldanello
using the alias Frank G. Carrol and starring Robert Woods and William Berger.
The film tells the story that at a prison camp in the desert, Jeremy Scott (Attilio
Dottesio) saves Roy Coster (Robert Woods) from being shot by an angry warden.
Scott dies soon afterwards, but with his dying breath, reveals the name of the
place he came from: Silvertown. Coster, after his release from the camp,
decides to visit Silvertown and see the family of Scott. However, he finds the
town to be rather angry, even Jeremy’s relatives are not happy to see him.
Nobody wants to speak to him, the only one who does is hanged and Coster begins
to suspect that Scott was innocent, thus the truth about the deed he was
sentenced for remains hidden. The town is ruled by Warner (George Wang) and his
henchmen, and when Coster starts investigating, he quickly makes a lot of
enemies.
Una Colt in mano del diavolo – Italian title
Um Revolver na mao do Diabl – Brazilian title
Un colt dans la main du diable – French title
Ena pistoli sto heri tou Diavolou – Greek title
Un pistol en manos Diablo – Spanish title
En colt i djävulens hand – Swedish title
Kolt u Rukama Davola – Yugoslavian title
When the Devil Holds a Gun – English title
When the Devil Grips a Colt – English title
A 1972 Italian film production [Mercedes Film (Rome)]
Producers: Giovanni Vari, Victor Stocchi
Director: Frank G. Carrol (Gianfranco Baldanello Merano)
Story: Augusto Finocchi
Screenplay: Gianfranco Baldanello (Gianfranco Merano),
Alfonso Brescia, Augusto
Finocchi
Cinematography: Marcel Mascot (Marcello Masciacchi),
Alvaro Lanzo [Technicolor,
Techniscope]
Music: Piero Piccioni (Gianpiero Piccioni)
Running time: 89 minutes
Cast:
Butch Brown/Isaac McCorney – William Berger (Wilhelm
Berger)
Wilton/Roy Coster – Robert Woods
Lisa – Mila Stanic
Warner – George Wang (Wang Yie)
Jeremy Scott – Attilio Dottesio
Grace Scott - Fiorella Mannoia
Phillip Scott – Nino Fuscagni
Mister Robins - Giuseppe Tuminelli
Diavolo - José Torres
Jeremy ‘Sulky’ Scott - Artemio Antonini
Sam Dayton - Mario Dardanelli
Martha Scott - Giovanna Mainardi
Lieutenant James - Fred Kent (Federico Chentrens)
Jack Moore – Tony Dimitri (Antonio Dimitri)
Sam Dayton – Mario Dardanelli
Sheriff - Victor Stocchi
Lawyer - Nello Palladino (Aniello Palladino)
Gravedigger – Ivan Greeve
Poker player – Amerigo Castrighella
Warner henchman – Benito Pacifico
Manuel henchman – Alessandro Perella
Innkeeper – Lucanio Conti
Prison guard – Altiero Di Giovanni
Stable boy - J. Paul Getty III (Eugene Paul Getty II)
With: Harry Baird, Romana Rondi, Lorenzo Piani
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