Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

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

1953 en 82 minutes

Rating: 5.594

Plot

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.

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Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Capt. David Porter

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Capt. Bill Hodges

Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

Norah Porter

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Ben Westman

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Lt. Col. Chandler

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joseph Standish

Hugh Sanders

Hugh Sanders

H.L. Balfour

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Mike Faraday

James Brown

James Brown

Conrad

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Kirby

Mark Dana

Mark Dana

Lt. Williams

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Walter Morgan (uncredited)

John Cason

John Cason

Kehoe (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Charles Horvath

Overseer (uncredited)

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Radford (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Kansas Moehring

Trooper (uncredited)

Carol Henry

Carol Henry

Trooper (uncredited)

Bill Coontz

Bill Coontz

Trooper (uncredited)

George Sowards

George Sowards

Trooper (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Townsman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Townsman (uncredited)

George Huggins

George Huggins

Townsman (uncredited)

Lou Marcelle

Lou Marcelle

Narrator (uncredited)

Carl Andre

Carl Andre

Hodges' Sergeant (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Texan (uncredited)

John Bose

John Bose

Trooper (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown

Trooper (uncredited)

Buck Bucko

Buck Bucko

Texan (uncredited)

Steve Darrell

Steve Darrell

McAvoy (uncredited)

Bob Folkerson

Bob Folkerson

Trooper (uncredited)

George Ford

George Ford

Guard (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Slim Gaut

Farmer (uncredited)

Gayle Kellogg

Gayle Kellogg

Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Lightner

Richard Lightner

Sgt. Shaw (uncredited)

Frank Matts

Frank Matts

Henchman (uncredited)

John McKee

John McKee

Texan (uncredited)

Jack Montgomery

Jack Montgomery

Townsman (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Texan (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Townsman (uncredited)

Gail Robinson

Gail Robinson

Sergeant (uncredited)

Danny Sands

Danny Sands

Trooper (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker

Texan (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Townsman (uncredited)

Glen Walters

Glen Walters

Wife at Raided Ranch (uncredited)

Jack Woody

Jack Woody

Richard Henley (uncredited)

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