Topeka (1953)
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.
Rated
NR
Year
1953
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
9 August 1953
TMDB
6.0 (2)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Bill Elliott
Jim Levering
Phyllis Coates
Marian Harrison
Rick Vallin
Ray Hammond
Fuzzy Knight
Pop Harrison
John James
Marv Ronsom
Denver Pyle
Jonas Bailey
D
Dick Crockett
Will Peters
Harry Lauter
Mack Wilson
Dale Van Sickel
Henchman Jake Manning
Ted Mapes
Henchman Cully
Henry Rowland
Cheated Gambler
E
Edward Clark
Banker Corley
I. Stanford Jolley
Doc Mason
Bill Coontz
Bill (uncredited)
George Sowards
George (uncredited)
Michael Vallon
Bartender (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Bank Teller (uncredited)
W
Whitey Hughes
Henchman (uncredited)
Leonard P. Geer
Townsman (uncredited)
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