Ambush (1950 film)
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Screenplay by | Marguerite Roberts |
| Based on | Ambush 1948 story in The Saturday Evening Post by Luke Short |
| Produced by | Armand Deutsch, Sam Wood |
| Starring | Robert Taylor John Hodiak Arlene Dahl |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,754,000 |
| Box office | $3,215,000 |
Ambush is a 1950 American MGM Western film starring Robert Taylor, John Hodiak and Arlene Dahl and directed by Sam Wood, his final film in a career that spanned more than 30 years
The film is based on the serial story Ambush by Luke Short that was published in The Saturday Evening Post from December 25, 1948 to February 12, 1949.
Principal photography occurred on location at the Corriganville Ranch in Simi Valley, California. Additional location work took place in and around Gallup, New Mexico.
Ambush was the first MGM film released in the 1950s