Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
82 min
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.
- Release date
- October 27, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
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
Crew
- André De Toth · Director
- Russell S. Hughes · Writer
- David Weisbart · Producer
- David Buttolph · Composer
- Bert Glennon · Cinematographer
- James Moore · Editor