Ambush Trail

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.

Directed by Harry L. Fraser

Top cast

Bob Steele

Curley Thompson

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

Frank Ellis

Henchman Owens

Ed Cassidy

Marshal Dawes

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