Canyon Ambush

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Canyon Ambush
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Written by Joseph F. Poland
Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Starring Johnny Mack Brown
Lee Roberts
Phyllis Coates
Hugh Prosser
Dennis Moore
Marshall Reed
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Sam Fields
Music by Raoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Slivermine Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 12, 1952 (1952-10-12)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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, 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]

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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.

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References

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  3. "Canyon Ambush". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.