Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
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.
- Date of release
- 1953-10-27
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- André de Toth
Casting
- Randolph Scott — Capt. David Porter
- Lex Barker — Capt. Bill Hodges
- Phyllis Kirk — Norah Porter
- Charles McGraw — Ben Westman
- Henry Hull — Lt. Col. Chandler
- Elisha Cook Jr. — Joseph Standish
- Hugh Sanders — H.L. Balfour
- Lane Chandler — Mike Faraday
- James Brown — Conrad
- Fess Parker — Kirby
- Mark Dana — Lt. Williams
- Trevor Bardette — Walter Morgan (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Thunder Over The Plains is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Randolph Scott with Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Henry Hull, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Fess Parker. It was Barker's first film after starring in five Tarzan pictures.
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