02 Nov 1962
How the West Was Won
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
The Topeka Terror
Saga of the Untamed West!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Allan Lane Chad Stevens
Linda Stirling June Hardy
Earle Hodgins Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
Twinkle Watts Midge Hardy
Roy Barcroft Ben Jode
Bud Geary Henchman Clyde Flint
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