Ambush Trail
5.8
“WAYLAID...BY HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE RANGE!”
One of four western films made for PRC by bantam-weight Bob Steele, Ambush Trail stars Steele as cowpoke Curley Thompson. The villain of the piece intends to bankrupt all the local ranchers and grab up the surrounding property for himself. But with Curley involved, the bad guy and his minions don't have a chance. The screenplay, by D. W. Griffith alumnus Elmer Clifton, is a medley of western cliches, pausing every so often for a first-rate action sequence. Perennial sagebrush sidekick Sid Saylor provides negligible comedy relief.
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Cast
20 people
Bob Steele
Curley Thompson
Known for
The Big Sleep
Hang 'em High
Syd Saylor
Sam Hawkins
Known for
Woman on the Run
Elmer Clifton
Harry L. Fraser
Arthur Alexander
Harry L. Fraser
Also in
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
I. Stanford Jolley
Hatch Bolton
Known for
The Haunted Palace
The Baron of Arizona
Lorraine Miller
Alice Rhodes
Also in
The White Gorilla
It's a Small World
Charles King
Henchman Al Craig
Also in
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Trouble in Texas
John Cason
Henchman Ed Blaine
Known for
Gun Fury
Budd Buster
Miner Zeke
Also in
Apology for Murder
The White Gorilla
Kermit Maynard
Deputy Walter Gordon
Also in
The Red Blood of Courage
Song of the Trail
Harry L. Fraser Director
United States release February 17, 1946 · Produced in United States · Production Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Production
PRC
Production
Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 17, 1946
Theatrical
Denmark
December 1, 1949
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