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What is the plot of Sam Wood’s western Ambush?

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In the 1950 western Ambush, directed by Sam Wood, the plot follows an Indian scout, played by Robert Taylor, who is tasked with rescuing a woman who has been kidnapped by Apaches. This film was Wood's final project, released after he suffered a fatal heart attack.1