Thunder Over the Plains
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| Directed by | Andre DeToth |
| Produced by | David Weisbart |
| Written by | Russell S. Hughes |
| Starring |
Randolph Scott Lex Barker Phyllis Kirk Henry Hull |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | James Moore |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 82 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Thunder Over The Plains is a 1953 western film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Randolph Scott with Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Henry Hull, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Fess Parker. The tag line on the original film poster was “A tornado of adventure from Warner Bros.” Thunder Over The Plains was Barker's first film after starring in five Tarzan pictures.
Plot
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 (Randolph Scott), a Texan, has to carry out orders against his own people. He brings in the rebel leader Ben Westman, (Charles McGraw), 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.
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Capt. David Porter
- Lex Barker as Capt. Bill Hodges
- Phyllis Kirk as Norah Porter
- Charles McGraw as Ben Westman
- Henry Hull as Lt. Col. Chandler
- Elisha Cook, Jr. as Joseph Standish
- Hugh Sanders as H. L. Balfour
- Lane Chandler as Mike Faraday
- James Brown as Conrad
- Fess Parker as Kirby