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The Topeka Terror (1945)

Saga of the Untamed West!

  • Western
  • Action
  • Adventure

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.

Rating
6.5 / 10 (2 votes)
Release date
January 26, 1945
Runtime
55m
Language
English
Director
Howard Bretherton
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Allan LaneChad Stevens
  • Linda StirlingJune Hardy
  • Earle HodginsDon Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
  • Twinkle WattsMidge Hardy
  • Roy BarcroftBen Jode
  • Bud GearyHenchman Clyde Flint

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