Wayde Preston: He Left Colt .45 — and Hollywood Buried His Career

Wayde Preston: He Left Colt .45 — and Hollywood Buried His Career Wayde Preston carried the hit series Colt .45 on his shoulders, but behind the scenes, Warner Brothers paid him a meager $200 a week. When a director ordered the military veteran to perform a life-threatening stunt, Preston walked off the set and triggered a ruthless industry blacklist. Discover the cold reality of how a television network erased their leading man, and how he survived by taking to the skies and fleeing to Europe. Subscribe to Hidden West for the unfiltered truth behind classic television. #hollywoodhistory #documentary #truehistory