Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

27/10/1953 1h 22m 5.4/10

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.

Director

André de Toth

Top Billed Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Capt. David Porter

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Ben Westman

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joseph Standish

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Capt. Bill Hodges

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Lt. Col. Chandler

Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

Norah Porter

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