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.
Bob Steele
as Curley Thompson
Syd Saylor
as Sam Hawkins
I. Stanford Jolley
as Hatch Bolton
Lorraine Miller
as Alice Rhodes
Charles King
as Henchman Al Craig
John Cason
as Henchman Ed Blaine
Budd Buster
as Miner Zeke
Kermit Maynard
as Deputy Walter Gordon
Frank Ellis
as Henchman Owens
Ed Cassidy
as Marshal Dawes
