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Ambush (1939)

Ambush poster
Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets caught up in a criminal situation. She must navigate danger and difficult choices.

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What happens

Ambush is a 1939 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Laura Perelman and S. J. Perelman. The film stars Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, William "Bill" Henry, William Frawley, Ernest Truex and Broderick Crawford. The film was released on January 20, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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