''Ambush Valley'' is a 1936 American Western directed by

Bernard B. Ray Bernard Benny Ray (born Benjamin Shamrayevsky, November 18, 1895 - December 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American film producer and director. He is closely associated with the production of low-budget B films of Poverty Row, involved with compan ...

and starring

Bob Custer Bob Custer (born Raymond Anthony Glenn, October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937, including ''The Fighting Hombre'', '' Arizona Days'', '' The La ...

and Victoria Vinton. It was produced by Ray and

Harry S. Webb Harry S. Webb (October 15, 1892 – July 4, 1959) was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940. He was the brother of "B"-film producer ...

for

Reliable Pictures Reliable Pictures was an American film production and film distribution, distribution company which operated from 1933 until 1937. Established by Harry S. Webb and Bernard B. Ray, it was a low-budget Poverty Row outfit that primarily specialized in ...

Premise

Familial relations, government land, impertinent landowners and incoming settlers combine in tragedy and gunplay.

Cast

as Bruce *

Victoria Vinton Victoria Vinton, born Victoria Velnette Vinton (August 23, 1912 – June 12, 1980) was an early B-movie actress, starring in over thirty films from 1932 into 1940, mostly in westerns. Early life Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of Vict ...

as Ann * Vane Calvert as Ma Potter * Philip Phillips as Clay * Hal Taliaferro (as Wally Wales) as Joel * Oscar Gahan as Diggs * Ed Cassidy as Nester *

Victor Adamson Albert Victor Adamson (January 4, 1890 – November 9, 1972) was a New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter, and actor most famous for directing and starring in B and Z grade westerns in the early days of motion pictures. Adamson often ...

(as Denver Dixon) as Nester * Wally West as Nester * Jimmy Aubrey (as Jack Anderson) as Father * Jack Gilman as Son * Oklahoma Rangers as Musicians

DVD release

The film was released on DVD on 22 March 2005 by Sinister Cinema.

External links

* * 1936 films 1936 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Bernard B. Ray Reliable Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub