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The Topeka Terror
The Topeka Terror

The Topeka Terror

Saga of the Untamed West!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

26 January 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Chad Stevens

Linda Stirling

Linda Stirling

June Hardy

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale

Twinkle Watts

Twinkle Watts

Midge Hardy

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Ben Jode

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Henchman Clyde Flint

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