Someone is trying to blackmail businessman Danny Oliver (Mario Dardanelli) into paying protection money.
And when Oliver balks, they decide to use a surefire method to get him to pay up, kidnapping his pretty wife Maggie.
But things don’t go as plan and Maggie winds up dead, just as her brother Chad Randall (Dino Strano) arrives for a visit.
Randall vows vegeance, merciless vengeance, and sets out to track down the five men responsible, using clues left behind.
One man, however, remains a mystery — a man wearing a black cloak and hood, the mastermind behind the extortion attempt.
Finding him might prove more difficult for Randall, even with the help of a pretty Mexican wench named Adelita (Maily Doria).
Dino Strano (Dean Stratford) as Chad Randall, a brother intent on revenge in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Amerigo Castrighella (Gastry Gay) as Cain, one of the bad guys in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Review:
About what you would expect from a Spaghetti Western in which Dean Stratford (Dino Stratford) gets top billing.
This one is laughably bad at times. And once the true culprits are revealed, don’t even bother thinking too hard about their motivation.
Lowlights include a bandit who’s constantly picking his nose, then smearing his fingers across his comrades; and English dubbing that leads some key characters — like Randall and the sheriff — sounding like prepubescent males.
For highlights, there’s a score that’s fairly rousing at times and a barkeep’s monkey who drinks tequila. Though the monkey winds up as nothing more than a curiosity thanks to an unimaginative script.
Veronica Sava plays the damsel in distress, and it’s almost merciful when she winds up dead 26 minutes into the film. By that point, she’s been kidnapped, nearly raped and shot in an escape attempt.
She manages to climb aboard a horse and flee, but then falls off and rolls down a steep ditch. Left for dead, she’s actually rescued and hauled back to town on a travois for medical treatment. Just in time to be shot again as the outlaw gang storms the town.
Whew! Now that’s merciless.
Gordon Mitchell as Martin, a member of the outlaw gang in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Luciano Conti (Luky McMurray) as Caccola, one of the outlaws in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Directed by:
Ferdinando Merighi
as Fred Lyon Morris
Cast:
Dino Strano …. Chad Randall
as Dean Stratford
Gordon Mitchell … Martin
Maily Doria … Adelita
Gino Turini … Sheriff Ryan
as John Braun
Luciano Conti … Caccola (aka Booger)
as Luky McMurray
Amerigo Castrighella … Cain
as Gastry Gay
Veronica Sava … Maggie Oliver
as Sara Saval
Mario Dardanelli … Danny Oliver
as Marc Dardanelli
Lorenzo Piani … Ruiz
Michael O’Donahue … Macha (the Indian)
as Mike Monty
Also with: Haim Bogart, Alessandro Perrella as Franco Perrella, Emilio Zago
Runtime: 88 min.
aka:
Allegri becchini … arriva Trinita
They Called Him Trinity
Music: Marcelo Gigante
Michael O’Donahue (Mike Monty) as Macha, the Indian member of the outlaw gang in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Lorenzo Piani as Ruiz, a member of the outlaw gang in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Memorable lines:
Badman #1: “She sure is dead.”
Badman #2: “You can say that again.”
Next scene: Mrs. Oliver is climbing back to her feet.
Chad Randall: “My poor, Maggie. I swear you will be avenged. I swear in front of God that I will be merciless. Even if it’s the last thing I do.”
Chad Randall to Ruiz: “I’ve got no time to lose. Speak up, or I’ll shoot a bullet in your belly so you’ll have time to think while you die.”
Chad Randall: “Hey, you’re holding that as if you’ve done nothing else your entire life.”
Adelita, pointing the rifle at him: “And I know how to use it too, Senor Chad. … Pretty girls can be dangerous, you know?”
Macha: “My tribe say: ‘He who dies in the sun dies twice.'”
Caccola: “Now, sit down here with me.”
Adelita: “Why should I?”
Caccola: “We’re soon going to be very rich. And I like to prepare my field in time.”
Maily Doria as Adelita, the saloon girl who befriends Chad Randall in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Veronica Sava (Sara Saval) as Maggie Oliver, the damsel in lots of distress in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Trivia:
The only Spaghetti Western credited to Ferdinando Merighi. The year before, he released “The French Sex Murders,” a film about a slain prostitute and starring Anita Ekberg and Rosalba Neri. He also served as assistant director on a handful of Spaghettis, beginning with “Pecos Cleans Up” (1967).
Maily Doria, the saloon wench who befriends the hero, also appeared in “Sheriff of Rock Springs” (1971) and “The Last Traitor” (1971). She has a brief topless scene here. This is one of only two screen credits on IMDb for Veronica Sava, who plays the slain sister.
The name of Dino Strano’s character depended on the market. He was Trinity in Italy, Spain and some U.S. prints; Django in France.
Mario Dardanelli (Marc Dardanelli) as Danny Oliver, a businessman with a ransom to pay in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Gino Turini (John Braum) as Sheriff Ryan (right) with one of his deputies in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
Maily Doria as Adelita in a rare tender moment with Dino Strano as Chad Randall in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
DIno Strano (Dean Stratford) finds himself all tied up in His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1973)
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