Movie Description

Topeka

(1953)

Overview

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.

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Facts

Original TitleTopeka

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1953-08-09

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 09m

Production CompaniesWestwood Productions,Allied Artists Pictures

Genres

  • Western