The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
The Topeka Terror is a western film of 1945 directed by Howard Bretherton. The land-rush opening of the Cherokee Strip brings in its wake a scattering of outlaws and claim jumpers. Among these is a crooked promoter. Trent Parker (Frank Jacquet), and his henchmen who plan a huge swindle by compiling falsified reports, putting the claims of honest settlers into the names of various henchmen. Clay Stevens (Allan Lane), a government agent posing as a drifting cowhand, advises the settlers to organize their resistance. Ben Jode (Roy Barcroft), the gang leader, runs for sheriff so he can gain full control of the town.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard BrethertonDirector
- Patricia HarperScreenplay
- Norman S. HallScreenplay
Cast
- Allan LaneChad Stevens
- Linda StirlingJune Hardy
- Earle HodginsDon Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
- Twinkle WattsMidge Hardy
- Roy BarcroftBen Jode
- Bud GearyHenchman Clyde Flint
Stills
Themes
settlerclaim