Movie Description
Thunder Over the Plains
(1953)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : André de Toth
- Producer : David Weisbart
- Writer : Russell S. Hughes
- Editor : James Moore
- Cast : Randolph Scott,Lex Barker,Phyllis Kirk,Charles McGraw,Henry Hull,Elisha Cook Jr.,Hugh Sanders,Lane Chandler,James Brown,Fess Parker,Mark Dana,Trevor Bardette,John Cason,Art Felix,Charles Horvath,Cactus Mack,Earle Hodgins,Monte Montague,Kansas Moehring,Carol Henry,Bill Coontz,George Sowards,Ethan Laidlaw,Brick Sullivan,George Huggins,Lou Marcelle
Cast
Capt. David Porter
Captain Bill Hodges
Norah Porter
Ben Westman
Lt. Col. Chandler
Joseph Standish
H.L. Balfour
Mike Faraday
Conrad
Kirby
Lt. Williams
Walter Morgan (uncredited)
Kehoe (uncredited)
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Overseer (uncredited)
Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Radford (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThunder Over the Plains
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-10-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Western
