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Western

Thunder Over the Plains(1953)

5.6(16)
1h 22m
1953-10-27

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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Keywords

texastexan
carpetbagger
civil war veteran
19th century

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Top Cast

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
No Photo
Mark Dana
Lt. Williams
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
Walter Morgan (uncredited)
John Cason
John Cason
Kehoe (uncredited)
No Photo
Art Felix
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath
Overseer (uncredited)