Ambush
Cast & Crew
Kurt Neumann
Gladys Swarthout
Lloyd Nolan
William Henry
William Frawley
Ernest Truex
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Gibbs, the ruthless leader of a gang of bank robbers, engineers a spectacular daylight robbery with the aid of a vapor spraying machine. His well-laid plans go awry, however, when gang member Charlie Hartman's sister Jane, a stenographer at the bank, stumbles upon the getaway. Gibbs then abducts Jane, who, after her spineless brother is wounded in the escape, lures truck driver Tony Andrews into the service of the fugitives, hoping to save both Charlie and herself. As the police trail the truck's tire tracks across the country, Tony tosses a warning note to a motorcycle cop. At a truck stop, the cop shoots Sidney Blue, one of the robbers, and Tony, feigning allegiance to the thieves, speeds off in the truck and loses their pursuers. On Tony's advice, Gibbs flies his hostages and Randall, the one remaining gang member, to a secluded cabin in the mountains. When Gibbs and Tony go to town for supplies, Tony steals some watches to alert the police. The storekeeper informs the sheriff of the theft, who then goes in pursuit of Tony and Webb. Meanwhile, at the cabin, the remorseful Charlie forces Randall into the plane, hoping to draw the attention of the authorities. When Randall resists, Charlie knocks him unconscious and crashes the plane. When Gibbs and Tony return, a fight ensues in which Tony is knocked down. At that moment, the police arrive, drawn by Charlie's signal, and Gibbs takes Jane hostage. Tony revives and rescues Jane, and after the police arrest Gibbs, Tony proposes to Jane and deposits the reward into a joint bank account.
Director
Kurt Neumann
Cast
Gladys Swarthout
Lloyd Nolan
William Henry
William Frawley
Ernest Truex
Broderick Crawford
Rufe Davis
Richard Denning
John Hartley
Antonio Moreno
Harry Fleischmann
Clem Bevans
Max Hoffman Jr.
Archie Twitchell
Jane Dewey
Billy Lee
Polly Moran
Wade Boteler
Robert Greig
Olin Howland
Hartley Tufts
Raymond Hatton
Clarence H. Wilson
Jim Pierce
George Melford
Dolores Casey
Dorothy White
Dorothy Dayton
Eddie Acuff
Al Hill
Ted Oliver
Frank Meredith
Dorothy Howe
Ruth Rogers
Sammy Mckim
John Ward
Gene Morgan
Bryant Washburn
Buddy Roosevelt
Charles Williams
Dick Rush
Lew Kelly
Robert Homans
Allen Fox
Guy Usher
Monte Vandergrift
Mary Zehner
Ethel Clayton
Crew
Hans Dreier
Mel Epstein
Harry Fischbeck
W. Flannery
A. E. Freudeman
Stuart Gilmore
Richard Harlan
Harold Hurley
Don Johnson
William Lebaron
William C. Mellor
Gene Merritt
Boris Morros
Laura Perelman
S. J. Perelman
Robert Ray
William H. Wright
Film Details
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Notes
An early Hollywood Reporter production chart lists Harry Fischbeck as photogapher and Harold Hurley assitant director. The copyright records credit Mel Epstein as assitant director, and Screen Achievements Bulletin credits Richard Harlan. This picture was Metropolitan Opera singer Gladys Swarthout's first dramatic, non-singing role. After completing this film, Swarthout retired from the screen.
