Thunder Over the Plains

THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...

Duration: 82 min
Release date: 1953-10-27
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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
Randolph Scott
as Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
as Capt. Bill Hodges
Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
as Norah Porter
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
as Ben Westman
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
as Lt. Col. Chandler
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Joseph Standish
Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders
as H.L. Balfour
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
as Mike Faraday
James Brown
James Brown
as Conrad
Fess Parker
Fess Parker
as Kirby
Mark Dana
Mark Dana
as Lt. Williams
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
as Walter Morgan (uncredited)
John Cason
John Cason
as Kehoe (uncredited)
Art Felix
Art Felix
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath
as Overseer (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Cactus Mack
as Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Monte Montague
Monte Montague
as Radford (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Kansas Moehring
as Trooper (uncredited)
Carol Henry
Carol Henry
as Trooper (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
Bill Coontz
as Trooper (uncredited)
George Sowards
George Sowards
as Trooper (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
as Townsman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan
as Townsman (uncredited)
George Huggins
George Huggins
as Townsman (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle
Lou Marcelle
as Narrator (uncredited)
Carl Andre
Carl Andre
as Hodges' Sergeant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
as Texan (uncredited)
John Bose
John Bose
as Trooper (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
as Trooper (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Buck Bucko
as Texan (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell
as McAvoy (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
Bob Folkerson
as Trooper (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Guard (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Slim Gaut
as Farmer (uncredited)
Gayle Kellogg
Gayle Kellogg
as Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Richard Lightner
as Sgt. Shaw (uncredited)
Frank Matts
Frank Matts
as Henchman (uncredited)
John McKee
John McKee
as Texan (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Jack Montgomery
as Townsman (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as Texan (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gail Robinson
Gail Robinson
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Danny Sands
as Trooper (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Ray Spiker
as Texan (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Townsman (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Glen Walters
as Wife at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Jack Woody
as Richard Henley (uncredited)
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