Topeka 71 years old
A TRAIL OF GUNSMOKE DREW HIM TO 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.
Credits
Topeka Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Coates She was 26, now 98 years old | as Marian Harrison |
| Fuzzy Knight He was 52, 74 years old when he died | as Pop Harrison |
| Harry Lauter He was 39, 76 years old when he died | as Mack Wilson |
| Denver Pyle He was 33, 77 years old when he died | as Jonas Bailey |
| Dick Crockett He was 38, 63 years old when he died | as Will Peters |
| Henry Rowland He was 39, 70 years old when he died | as Cheated Gambler |
| Rick Vallin He was 33, 57 years old when he died | as Ray Hammond |
| Dale Van Sickel He was 45, 69 years old when he died | as Henchman Jake Manning |
| Edward Clark He was 138, 65 years old when he died | as Banker Corley |
| I. Stanford Jolley He was 52, 78 years old when he died | as Doc Mason (as Stanford Jolley) |
| Ted Mapes He was 51, 82 years old when he died | as Henchman Cully |
| John James He was 2, 4 years old when he died | as Marv Ronsom |
| Wild Bill Elliott He was 48, 61 years old when he died | as Jim Levering (as Wild Bill Elliott) |
Topeka Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Milton Raison as Screenplay. He was 49 (78) years old when He died | Writing |
| Thomas Carr as Director. He was 46 (89) years old when He died | Directing |
Topeka (71 years)
A TRAIL OF GUNSMOKE DREW HIM TO TOPEKA!
- Release day: Sunday, August 09, 1953
- Runtime: 69 minutes