Thunder Over the Plains
# THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1953-10-27
β Running Time:
82 mins
β Vote Average:
5.4
Beloved Cast
Capt. David Porter
Randolph Scott
Captain Bill Hodges
Lex Barker
Norah Porter
Phyllis Kirk
Ben Westman
Charles McGraw
Lt. Col. Chandler
Henry Hull
Joseph Standish
Elisha Cook Jr.
H.L. Balfour
Hugh Sanders
Mike Faraday
Lane Chandler
Conrad
James Brown
Kirby
Fess Parker
Lt. Williams
Mark Dana
Walter Morgan (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Kehoe (uncredited)
John Cason
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Art Felix
Overseer (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Radford (uncredited)
Monte Montague
Trooper (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Trooper (uncredited)
Carol Henry
Trooper (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
Trooper (uncredited)
George Sowards
Townsman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Townsman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Townsman (uncredited)
George Huggins
Narrator (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle