| Ambush at Cimarron Pass | |
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| Directed by | Jodie Copelan |
| Produced by | Herbert E. Mendelson |
| Written by | Robert A. Reeds (Story) Robert E. Woods (Story) John K. Butler Richard G. Taylor |
| Starring | Scott Brady Margia Dean Clint Eastwood Irving Bacon Frank Gerstle Baynes Barron William Vaughn |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography | John M. Nickolaus, Jr. |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 1958 (United States) December 8, 1961 (Finland) October 30, 1972 (Sweden) |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ambush at Cimarron Pass is a 1958 Western film directed by Jodie Copelan starring Scott Brady and Clint Eastwood (third billed, later first billed upon reissue). The film also features Margia Dean, Irving Bacon, Frank Gerstle, Baynes Barron, and William Vaughn. To date, it has never been released on home video, and is the first and only feature film ever directed by Copelan, who was primarily a film editor.
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Eastwood appears as a Southern cowboy Keith Williams who is upset over having to join up with a group of Yankees who have been attacked by the same group of Indians. Most film guides include in their entry for this film a quote attributed to Eastwood, "probably the lousiest Western ever made."[1]