The Topeka Terror
Seen it?1945 | 55 min | Western, Action, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone after some adrenaline and adventure lovers. Popcorn viewing in the best sense. If you loved True Grit or Silverado, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 55 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 643 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard Bretherton
- Allan LaneChad Stevens
- Linda StirlingJune Hardy
- Earle HodginsDon Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
- Twinkle WattsMidge Hardy
- Roy BarcroftBen Jode
- Bud GearyHenchman Clyde Flint