Ambush at Cimarron Pass

Ambush at Cimarron Pass is a 1958 American Western film directed by Jodie Copelan and starring Scott Brady and Clint Eastwood (third billed, later first billed upon reissue). The film also features Margia Dean, Irving Bacon, Frank Gerstle, Baynes Barron, and William Vaughn.[1]

Ambush at Cimarron Pass
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Directed byJodie Copelan
Produced byHerbert E. Mendelson
Written byJohn K. Butler
Richard G. Taylor
Based onstory by Robert A. Reeds
Robert E. Woods
StarringScott Brady
Margia Dean
Clint Eastwood
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
CinematographyJohn M. Nickolaus Jr.
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 11, 1958 (1958-02-11) (Los Angeles)
  • March 1958 (1958-03) (United States)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is the only feature film ever directed by Copelan, who was primarily a film editor.

Premise

Eastwood appears as a Southern cowboy Keith Williams who is upset over having to join up with a group of Yankees who have been attacked by the same group of Indians.

Cast
  • Scott Brady as Sergeant Matt Blake
  • Margia Dean as Teresa Santos
  • Clint Eastwood as Keith Williams
  • Irving Bacon as Judge Stanfield
  • Frank Gerstle as Capt. Sam Prescott
  • Ray Boyle as Johnny Willows (billed as Dirk London)
  • Baynes Barron as Corbin the Gunrunner
  • William Vaughn as Henry the Scout
  • Ken Mayer as Corporal Schwitzer
  • John Damler as Private Zach
  • Keith Richards as Private Lasky
  • John Frederick as Private Nathan (billed as John Merrick)

Production

The film was made by Regal Films Inc. It was one of a two-picture deal Scott Brady signed with Regal the other being Blood Arrow.[2] Clint Eastwood, at the time best known for his performance in Lafayette Escadrille, was cast in September 1957.[3]

Reception

Most film guides include in their entry for this film a quote attributed to Eastwood, "probably the lousiest Western ever made."[4]

References
  1. "AMBUSH AT CIMARRON PASS" (1958, Monthly Film Bulletin, 25, 43.
  2. Special to The New,York Times. (1957, Aug 17). "FILM TO BE MADE OF NOVEL BY URIS" New York Times
  3. Scheuer, P. K. (1957, Sep 02). "Joanne Woodward out of 'young lions'; drama to encore Jane Powell" Los Angeles Times
  4. For example, The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: The Western, ed. by Phil Hardy, page 261 attributes the quotation to Eastwood, omitting the "probably."


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