The Topeka Terror

Howard Bretherton
1945-01-26

Saga of the Untamed West!
4
55 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Allan Lane Chad Stevens Unowned
Linda Stirling June Hardy Unowned
Earle Hodgins Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale Unowned
Twinkle Watts Midge Hardy Unowned
Roy Barcroft Ben Jode Unowned
Bud Geary Henchman Clyde Flint Unowned