Apache Ambush (1955): Cast & Plot
Apache Ambush is a 1955 western directed by Fred F. Sears, starring James Griffith as Abraham Lincoln, Bill Williams and Ray Teal. It runs 1 hour 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 8m (68 min)
- Director
- Fred F. Sears
- Genre
- Western
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Apache Ambush About?
The premise of Apache Ambush without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Apache fury rides the trail to Abilene! Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
Apache Ambush Themes & Keywords
· 35 tags- year 1865
- border state
- renegade
- yankee
- confederate officer
- frontier scout
- father son relationship
- wagon train
- gun smuggler
- war injury
- general store
- dynamite
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- shootout
- fistfight
- seduction
- uprising
- sheriff
- american civil war
- texas indian wars
- civil war veteran
- apache indian
- cow
- rifle
- native american village
- bandit
- mexican
- abraham lincoln character
- opening action scene
- gunfight
- battle
- american indian war
- cattle drive
- 1860s
- post civil war
- president of the united states
Apache Ambush Cast & Characters
James Griffith leads the cast as Abraham Lincoln, with Bill Williams as James Kingston and Ray Teal as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke. Directed by Fred F. Sears; 61 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fred F. Sears
- James Griffith as Abraham Lincoln
- Bill Williams as James Kingston
- Ray Teal as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke
- Don C. Harvey as Maj. Donald "Tex" McGuire
Also Starring in Apache Ambush
· 57 more- Ray Corrigan Hank Calvin
- Alex Montoya Joaquin Jironza
- Richard Jaeckel Lee Parker
- Forrest Lewis Sheriff Silas Parker
- Adelle August Ann Parker
- James Flavin Col. Marshall
- George Chandler Chandler
- Harry Strang
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Robert Foulk Red Jennings
- Lane Chandler
- Edmund Cobb
- Frank Sully
- Jack Tornek
- Robert B. Williams
- Iron Eyes Cody
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- Blackie Whiteford
- Harry Lauter
- Jack Kenny
- Kermit Maynard
- George Keymas Tweedy
- George Sowards
- Victor Adamson
- Tom Smith
- Cactus Mack
- Rudy Bowman
- Buck Bucko
- Ann Kunde
- Clayton Moore
- Phil Schumacher
- Movita Rosita
- George Huggins
- John Zaremba
- Phil Bloom
- Don Carlos Brigand
- Tex Ritter Traeger
- Chris Alcaide
- Tex Holden
- Leonard P. Geer
- Bill Coontz
- Chester Hayes
- John Bose
- Ed Hinton
- Victor Millan
- Steven Ritch
- Casey MacGregor
- Guy Teague
- Carl Mathews
- Ford Raymond
- Jimmie Booth
- Bob Folkerson
- J.W. Cody
- Henry A. Escalante
- Daniel Nunez
- Bill Hale
- Joseph Breen
- Chuck Cason
More from Fred F. Sears
More films directed by Fred F. Sears: Badman’s Country, Crash Landing, Escape from San Quentin and The Night the World Exploded.
Apache Ambush Plot Summary
What happens in Apache Ambush from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
With the Civil War behind them, President Lincoln, James Griffith portraying Abraham Lincoln, selects Indian scout James Kingston, Bill Williams to shepherd a northbound cattle drive from Texas to ease the meat shortage in the Northeast. He is joined by Ray Teal as Sgt. Tim O’Roarke and Don C. Harvey as Maj. Donald “Tex” McGuire. The plan is to push a long wagon train of cattle through hostile territory—Confederate sympathizers and Apache bands—toward Abilene, Kansas. Hidden within the convoy is a cache of Henry repeating rifles, secretly shipped by Hank Calvin, a merchant played by Ray Corrigan. The promise of these rifles could tilt the balance of power on the frontier.
Full summary
The whole story of Apache Ambush, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Apache Ambush?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor portrays President Abraham Lincoln in the film?
Apache Ambush Also Known As
Also known as “Emboscada apache”.
- Also known as
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- Emboscada apache
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Ambush, Ambush at Cimarron Pass and Apache Uprising.
Apache Ambush FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Apache Ambush, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Apache Ambush?
Apache Ambush runs 1 hour 8 minutes (68 minutes).
When was Apache Ambush released?
Apache Ambush was released on August 24, 1955.
Who directed Apache Ambush?
Apache Ambush was directed by Fred F. Sears.
More films by Fred F. Sears Who is in the cast of Apache Ambush?
Apache Ambush stars James Griffith as Abraham Lincoln, Bill Williams as James Kingston and Ray Teal as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke, among 61 credited actors.
Does Apache Ambush have a post-credit scene?
No. Apache Ambush has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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