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Thunder Over the Plains

Release Date: 1953-10-27

Rating: ⭐ 5.4/10 (15 votes)

Genres: Western

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.

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

🎭 Top 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
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Joseph Standish

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