Topeka 70 years old

A TRAIL OF GUNSMOKE DREW HIM TO TOPEKA!

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 97 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 poster
Topeka (70 years)

A TRAIL OF GUNSMOKE DREW HIM TO TOPEKA!

  • Release day: Sunday, August 09, 1953
  • Runtime: 69 minutes