Ambushed!

Name: Ambushed!
Director: Don Ross
Genre: Western
Released: 1989-04-01
Rating: 5.0
Cast: DeWitt Jones, Ron Nix

A tale of the old west.

1989 · ★ 5.0 · Western

Dudley Dumpling and Gramps travel to the Old West town of Armor. They witness a bank robbery and make friends with the local kids, but does Armor need the Armor of God?

Directed by Don Ross · Written by Dennis Shippy

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DeWitt Jones Brave Eagle
Ron Nix The Lone Stranger

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