Ambush Valley (1936)

★★★ · Corny, campy but kind of fun · Bangkok Ajarn · 2004-07-20

I was extremely impressed with Hans Wollstein's review and can't even come close to providing that type of detailed information. I would love to see more reviews like that from experts. His review made watching the film more enjoyable. In my unprofessional opinion the movie is a low-budget, corny, campy western with a plot that isn't very well developed, mediocre acting, poor editing and sloppy photography. I kind of liked it. At 47 minutes or so it makes for a nice light-hearted drama where the good guys wear white hats and the bad guys (except one member of the gang) wear black hats that…

★★★ · A Reliable Picture! · Hans Wollstein · 2004-04-17

You get two former silent screen stars for the price of one with this ultra low-budget Reliable Western (three if you count that Jack-of-all-trades Denver Dixon, whose name is misspelled ÃÂDicksonÃÂ in the credits). But while Wally Wales, here playing a beleaguered nester, went on to become a busy character player under the name of Hal Taliaferro, the overly stoic Bob Custer failed to appeal to sound audiences and his three Reliable Westerns proved the end of a starring career begun back in 1924. Custer is his wooden cigar store Indian self in Ambush Valley but is of course given less than…

★ · Low Quality · Therby · 2006-01-21

Sometimes an actor will be looking in the wrong place or have to step into the scene as on stage. I felt no emotion from anyone except ma'. It's pretty chopped up too. The story isn't done that well either.