Canyon Ambush is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown in his last film for Monogram, Lee Roberts, Phyllis Coates, Hugh Prosser, Dennis Moore and Marshall Reed. The film was released on October 12, 1952, by Monogram Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
Agent Johnny Mack Brown is called to Border City, Wyoming, by the U.S. government and ordered to catch a gang of outlaws led by a mysterious masked man that is murdering ranchers and holding up stagecoach drivers. The female editor of the town newspaper, Marian Gaylord, and the sheriff Bob Conway, start an anti-crime campaign. Agent Brown discovers that some members of the gang actually work in town government, and even discovers the identity of the gang's masked leader.
Cast
- Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack Brown
- Lee Roberts as Bob Conway
- Phyllis Coates as Marian Gaylord
- Hugh Prosser as George Millarde
- Dennis Moore as Henry Lockwood
- Marshall Reed as Macklin
- Denver Pyle as Tom Carlton
- Pierce Lyden as John Brackett
References
- ^ "Canyon Ambush (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Canyon Ambush (1952) - Lewis D. Collins". AllMovie. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Canyon Ambush". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.