The Topeka Terror
1945 film by Howard Bretherton
- January 26, 1945 (1945-01-26)
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The Topeka Terror is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by Patricia Harper and Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Earle Hodgins, Twinkle Watts, Roy Barcroft and Bud Geary.[1][2][3] It was released on January 26, 1945, by Republic Pictures.
Plot
In 1893, a swarm of settlers descended on the town of Red Dust, located on the Cherokee Strip. Land agent Trent Parker (Frank Jaquet) was drowning in gambling debts. To pay them off, he accepts an offer from two swindlers (Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary) who have concocted a scheme to cheat the settlers out of their land. But then government agent Chad Stevens (Allan "Rocky" Lane) rides into town, promising the peaceful settlers that he will drive out the gang of thieves.
Cast
- Allan Lane as Chad Stevens
- Linda Stirling as June Hardy
- Earle Hodgins as Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
- Twinkle Watts as Midge Hardy
- Roy Barcroft as Ben Jode
- Bud Geary as Henchman Clyde Flint
- Tom London as William Hardy
- Frank Jaquet as Land Agent Trent Parker
- Jack Kirk as Joe Green
- Eva Novak as Mrs. Green
- Robert J. Wilke as Lynch-Mob Member
- Hank Bell as Stagecoach Driver
References
- ^ "The Topeka Terror (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. January 18, 1945. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "The-Topeka-Terror - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "The Topeka Terror". Afi.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
External links
- The Topeka Terror at IMDb
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Films directed by Howard Bretherton
- Across the Atlantic
- The Argyle Case
- Bar 20 Rides Again
- Below the Border
- The Black Diamond Express
- Bordertown Gun Fighters
- Boys' Reformatory
- The Bush Leaguer
- Call of the Prairie
- Carson City Cyclone
- Caught in the Fog
- Chasing Trouble
- The Chorus Kid
- County Fair
- Danger Flight
- Dawn on the Great Divide
- Dinky
- Down Texas Way
- The Eagle's Brood
- Fugitive from Sonora
- Ghost Town Law
- The Girl from Mandalay
- The Girl Who Dared
- The Greyhound Limited
- Heart of the West
- Hidden Enemy
- Hidden Valley Outlaws
- Hills of Kentucky
- In Old Colorado
- Isle of Escape
- It Happened Out West
- King of the Royal Mounted
- Laughing at Danger
- Law of the Valley
- The Leathernecks Have Landed
- The Man from the Rio Grande
- The Match King
- Midnight Limited
- The Navajo Trail
- Night Raiders
- On the Spot
- One-Round Hogan
- Outlaws of Santa Fe
- Outlaws of the Desert
- Pirates of the Prairie
- The Prince of Thieves
- The Redeeming Sin
- Renegades of the Rio Grande
- Return of the Terror
- Rhythm Parade
- Riders of the Badlands
- Riders of the Rio Grande
- Riders of the West
- Ridin' Down the Trail
- The San Antonio Kid
- Santa Fe Scouts
- Second Choice
- The Showdown
- Sign of the Wolf
- The Silver Slave
- The Singer of Naples
- Sky Patrol
- Three on the Trail
- The Time, the Place and the Girl
- The Topeka Terror
- Tough Kid
- Trail of the Mounties
- The Trap
- Triggerman
- Turn Back the Hours
- Twilight on the Trail
- Up in the Air
- Wagon Tracks West
- Wanted by the Police
- West of the Law
- Western Gold
- While London Sleeps
- Who's Guilty?
- Wild Brian Kent
- You're Out of Luck
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