Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS... 1953-10-27 United States of America 82 Min. PG-13
5.4 15 votes

Overview

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

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