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.
Release Date
August 9, 1953Runtime
69 minRating
NRGenres
WesternDirected by
Thomas CarrScreenplay by
Milton RaisonLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Bill Elliott
Jim LeveringPhyllis Coates
Marian HarrisonRick Vallin
Ray HammondFuzzy Knight
Pop HarrisonJohn James
Marv RonsomDenver Pyle
Jonas BaileyHarry Lauter
Mack WilsonDale Van Sickel
Henchman Jake ManningHenry Rowland
Cheated GamblerI. Stanford Jolley
Doc MasonBill Coontz
Bill (uncredited)George Sowards
George (uncredited)Michael Vallon
Bartender (uncredited)Stanley Price
Bank Teller (uncredited)Leonard P. Geer
Townsman (uncredited)Images
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