The Topeka Terror 1945

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Howard Bretherton
Written by: Norman S. Hall & Patricia Harper
Runtime: 55 minutes
Tagline: Saga of the Untamed West!
Cast:
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
Chad Stevens 
Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling
June Hardy 
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale 
Twinkle Watts
Twinkle Watts
Midge Hardy 
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
Ben Jode 
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Henchman Clyde Flint