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80% Critic Match
Ambush Trail
“WAYLAID...BY HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE RANGE!”
8.0 / 10• 1946• 1h 0m•NR• English
ActionWestern
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bob Steele
Curley Thompson
Lead
Syd Saylor
Sam Hawkins
I. Stanford Jolley
Hatch Bolton
Lorraine Miller
Alice Rhodes
Charles King
Henchman Al Craig
John Cason
Henchman Ed Blaine
Budd Buster
Miner Zeke
Kermit Maynard
Deputy Walter Gordon
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry L. Fraser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ambush Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
