
Ambush Trail
Action · Western
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Bob Steele
Bob Steele
Curley Thompson
Bob Steele
Curley Thompson


Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
Sam Hawkins
Syd Saylor
Sam Hawkins


I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Hatch Bolton
I. Stanford Jolley
Hatch Bolton


Lorraine Miller
Lorraine Miller
Alice Rhodes
Lorraine Miller
Alice Rhodes


Charles King
Charles King
Henchman Al Craig
Charles King
Henchman Al Craig


John Cason
John Cason
Henchman Ed Blaine
John Cason
Henchman Ed Blaine


Budd Buster
Budd Buster
Miner Zeke
Budd Buster
Miner Zeke


Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Deputy Walter Gordon
Kermit Maynard
Deputy Walter Gordon


Frank Ellis
Frank Ellis
Henchman Owens
Frank Ellis
Henchman Owens


Ed Cassidy
Ed Cassidy
Marshal Dawes
Ed Cassidy
Marshal Dawes
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