Thunder Over the Plains
6.4
“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.
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Randolph Scott
Capt. David Porter
Known for
Ride the High Country
Ride Lonesome
Lex Barker
Capt. Bill Hodges
Known for
Apache Gold
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Phyllis Kirk
Norah Porter
Known for
House of Wax
Crime Wave
Charles McGraw
Ben Westman
Known for
The Birds
The Narrow Margin
Henry Hull
Lt. Col. Chandler
Known for
Werewolf of London
Lifeboat
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joseph Standish
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
Hugh Sanders
H.L. Balfour
Known for
The Wild One
The Damned Don't Cry
Lane Chandler
Mike Faraday
Known for
Samson and Delilah
The Devil's Brother
James Brown
Conrad
Known for
Going My Way
Sands of Iwo Jima
Fess Parker
Kirby
Known for
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Old Yeller
Mark Dana
Lt. Williams
Also in
Pharaoh's Curse
Tarzan Goes to India
Trevor Bardette
Walter Morgan (uncredited)
Known for
Gun Crazy
The Monolith Monsters
André de Toth Director · Russell S. Hughes Writer David Buttolph Composer
United States release October 27, 1953 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 27, 1953
Theatrical
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