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Topeka

"A TRAIL OF GUNSMOKE DREW HIM TO TOPEKA!"

Bill Elliot emulates his idol William S. Hart in the superior western Topeka. Elliot plays the archetypal Good Bad Man, hired to kick the crooked element out of a small town. A hard-drinking, hard-living man, Elliot entertains thoughts of taking over the town himself for the benefit of his own gang. After several reels of soul-searching, Elliot decides to honor his promise to clean up the town for its decent citizens. Evidently director Thomas Carr rented a camera crane for this Allied Artists production, since the camera performs remarkable calisthenics, the kind not normally seen in a medium-budget western.

Top Cast

  • Bill Elliott

    Bill Elliott

    Jim Levering

  • Phyllis Coates

    Phyllis Coates

    Marian Harrison

  • Rick Vallin

    Rick Vallin

    Ray Hammond

  • Fuzzy Knight

    Fuzzy Knight

    Pop Harrison

  • John James

    John James

    Marv Ronsom

  • Denver Pyle

    Denver Pyle

    Jonas Bailey

  • Dick Crockett

    Dick Crockett

    Will Peters

  • Harry Lauter

    Harry Lauter

    Mack Wilson

  • Dale Van Sickel

    Dale Van Sickel

    Henchman Jake Manning

Overview

Bill Elliot emulates his idol William S. Hart in the superior western Topeka. Elliot plays the archetypal Good Bad Man, hired to kick the crooked element out of a small town. A hard-drinking, hard-living man, Elliot entertains thoughts of taking over the town himself for the benefit of his own gang. After several reels of soul-searching, Elliot decides to honor his promise to clean up the town for its decent citizens. Evidently director Thomas Carr rented a camera crane for this Allied Artists production, since the camera performs remarkable calisthenics, the kind not normally seen in a medium-budget western.

Rating

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