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Thunder Over the Plains

19531h 22m5.6/ 10 · TMDB · 16 votes
Western

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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Directed by André de Toth

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released27 Oct 1953
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Mark Dana

Lt. Williams

Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette

Walter Morgan (uncredited)