Apache Ambush
Apache Ambush is a 1955 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Bill Williams, Richard Jaeckel and Alex Montoya.
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| Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
| Screenplay by | David Lang |
| Story by | David Lang |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Starring | Bill Williams Richard Jaeckel Alex Montoya |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The Civil War now over, President Lincoln, just hours before his assassination, selects Indian scout James Kingston to facilitate a cattle shipment from Texas to the north. He is helped by cattle driver Tim O’Roarke and Maj. McGuire. Mexican fanatic Joaquin Jironza, in cahoots with the Apaches, wants the Henry Repeating Rifles that Hank Calvin is shipping with Kingston’s convoy. Embittered ex-rebel leader Lee Parker is also an obstacle to Kingston's mission, as he tries to drive the cattle through Confederate and Apache territory. Calvin is killed when the convoy is attacked by Apaches. Later, the rifles are missing and Parker is suspected due to his confederate sympathies, but he denies the theft. The Union Army is unable to provide Kingston an adequate escort for the cattle drive because of orders to secure the Mexican border. Kingston discovers Parker knows where the rifles are and a fight ensues between the Southerners in town and Kingston’s men. After Parker leaves, the town and Kingston’s men unite to search for the rifles to prevent Jironza from finding them. Parker is captured by Jironza. Parker offers to tell Jironza where the rifles are in exchange for the protection of his father and sister, Ann; and, for assistance in disrupting the cattle drive. Kingston finds the rifles buried under Calvin’s wagon, and is attacked by Jironza. Jironza mortally wounds Parker and kills his father. Before Parker dies, he tells Ann to let Kingston know about an Apache ambush Jironza has planned. The Apaches stampede the cattle and a gunfight ensues. The Apache chief is killed and the other Indians retreat. Kingston and his men continue the drive to Abilene. Kingston promises Ann he will return.
Cast
- Bill Williams as James Kingston
- Richard Jaeckel as Lee Parker
- Alex Montoya as Joaquin Jironza
- Movita as Rosita
- Adelle August as Ann Parker
- Tex Ritter as Traegar
- Ray Corrigan as Hank Calvin (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- Ray Teal – Sergeant Tim O'Roarke
- Don Harvey as Donald Tex McGuire (as Don G. Harvey)
- James Griffith as President Abraham Lincoln
- James Flavin as Colonel Marshall
- George Chandler as Chandler
- Forrest Lewis as Sheriff Silas Parker
- George Keymas as Tweedy
- Chris Alcaide as Lt. Shaffin (uncredited)