Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) on Netflix
Sergeant Matt Blake's patrol escorts a gunrunner and his rifles to the fort. On the trail they meet Confederate veterans from a cattle drive, among them Keith Williams, who hates northerners.
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Plot summary
An Apache attack leaves a cavalry squad short-handed, so Sergeant Matt Blake leads the survivors toward their fort, guarding a prisoner named Corbin and the repeating rifles he had hoped to sell to the Apache. On the trail they meet men from a Texas cattle drive, former Confederate soldiers under Sam Prescott, among them Keith Williams, who hates northerners and has to be held back from shooting Blake. The Apache hand over Teresa Santos, a young woman who survived an attack on a nearby ranch, then use the moment to run off the party's horses. Blake and Prescott decide to travel together on foot toward Cimarron Pass, carrying the rifles. Judge Stanfield argues for trading the rifles away; Blake refuses.
Cast
- William Vaughnas Henry the Scout
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
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- Clint Eastwood is quoted as calling Ambush at Cimarron Pass "probably the lousiest Western ever made", a line most film guides carry. He recalled sinking lower and lower in his seat while watching it, and told his wife he was going to quit acting and go back to school.
- Ambush at Cimarron Pass was the last film Clint Eastwood appeared in before he became a star, a rise that began with A Fistful of Dollars in 1964.
- The film was the only feature that Jodie Copelan ever directed, and he worked mainly as a film editor.
