Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
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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Cast

Randolph Scott Randolph Scott As: Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker Lex Barker As: Captain Bill Hodges
Phyllis Kirk Phyllis Kirk As: Norah Porter
Charles McGraw Charles McGraw As: Ben Westman
Henry Hull Henry Hull As: Lt. Col. Chandler
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Western

Language: English

Release Date: 27 October 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Capt. David Porter

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Captain 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

Mark Dana

Mark Dana

Lt. Williams

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Walter Morgan (uncredited)

John Cason

John Cason

Kehoe (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Charles Horvath

Overseer (uncredited)

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Radford (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Kansas Moehring

Trooper (uncredited)

Carol Henry

Carol Henry

Trooper (uncredited)

Bill Coontz

Bill Coontz

Trooper (uncredited)

George Sowards

George Sowards

Trooper (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Townsman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Townsman (uncredited)

George Huggins

George Huggins

Townsman (uncredited)

Lou Marcelle

Lou Marcelle

Narrator (uncredited)

Directed By

André de Toth

André de Toth

Director

Al Alleborn

Al Alleborn

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Moss Mabry

Moss Mabry

Wardrobe Master

Gordon Bau

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Sound

Maurice De Packh

Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator

Lincoln Lyons

Lincoln Lyons

Sound

David Buttolph

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Bert Glennon

Bert Glennon

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lyle B. Reifsnider

Lyle B. Reifsnider

Set Decoration

Stanley Fleischer

Stanley Fleischer

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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