Topeka (1953)
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Thomas Carr
Synopsis of 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Topeka
- Edward Clark
- Michael Colgan
- William "Wild Bill" Elliott - Jim Levering
- I. Stanford Jolley - Doctor
- Harry Lauter - Mack Wilson
- Denver Pyle - Jonas Bailey
- Rick Vallin - Ray Hammond
- Dale Van Sickel - Jake Manning
- Phyllis Coates - Marian Harrison
- Dick Crockett - Will Peters
- John James - Marv Ronsom
- Fuzzy Knight - Pop Harrison
- Ted Mapes - Cully
- Henry Rowland
- Michael Vallon
- Director(s):
- Thomas Carr
- Writer(s):
- Milton M. Raison
- Producer(s):
- Vincent M. Fennelly
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