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Thunder Over the Plains

1953 · 1h 22m · Western

THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state. Federal Captain Porter, a Texan, has to carry out orders against his own people. He brings in the rebel leader Ben Westman whom he knows is innocent of a murder that he is accused of. In trying to prove his innocence, Porter himself becomes a wanted man.

Cast

• Randolph Scott as Capt. David Porter
• Lex Barker as Capt. Bill Hodges
• Phyllis Kirk as Norah Porter
• Charles McGraw as Ben Westman
• Henry Hull as Lt. Col. Chandler
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Joseph Standish
• Hugh Sanders as H.L. Balfour
• Lane Chandler as Mike Faraday
• James Brown as Conrad
• Fess Parker as Kirby
• Mark Dana as Lt. Williams
• Trevor Bardette as Walter Morgan (uncredited)

Details

Director

André de Toth

Released

October 27, 1953

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Western

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.6 / 10 from 16 votes