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Ambush
“HOW DID HE GET AWAY WITH IT!”
60%
Movie
1h 22m
AI Analysis
Ambush (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ambush (1939) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary, recognizes the truck as one on which her brother Charles worked. Fleeing to her brother, she is trapped by the gang, composed of its master-mind, Gibbs, Sidney, a gunm… Our models also surface themes such as identity and ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~82 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ambush 60% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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60%
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Synopsis
Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary, recognizes the truck as one on which her brother Charles worked. Fleeing to her brother, she is trapped by the gang, composed of its master-mind, Gibbs, Sidney, a gunman, and Randall, a blackballed airplane pilot. Under threat of bodily harm to her brother, she lures truck-driver Tony Andrews to the hideout, and he is forced to help them in their escape attempt.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-01-20
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 386812
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What is Ambush about?
Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary, recognizes the truck as one on which her brothe... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ambush?
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How long is the movie Ambush?
The official runtime for Ambush is approximately 82 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Gladys Swarthout
Jane Hartman
Lloyd Nolan
Tony Andrews
William Henry
Charlie Hartman
William Frawley
Inspector J.L. Weber
Ernest Truex
Mr. Gibbs
Broderick Crawford
Randall
Rufe Davis
Centerville Sheriff
Richard Denning
Police Garage Mechanic
John Hartley
Sidney Blue
Antonio Moreno
Captain Mike Gonzalez
- H
Harry Fleischmann
Captain Bosen
Clem Bevans
Pop Stebbins
Max Hoffman Jr.
Motorcycle Officer Sam Moore
Archie Twitchell
Bank Teller
- J
Jane Dewey
Mother at Restaurant
Billy Lee
Boy at Restaurant
Polly Moran
Cora, diner owner
Wade Boteler
Bank Guard Riley
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