Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
1953 · NR · 1h 22m · Western
Genres: Western
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.
Director: André de Toth
Writers: Russell S. Hughes
Music by: David Buttolph
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editor: James Moore
Cast
Randolph Scott as Capt. David PorterLex Barker as Capt. Bill HodgesPhyllis Kirk as Norah PorterCharles McGraw as Ben WestmanHenry Hull as Lt. Col. ChandlerElisha Cook Jr. as Joseph StandishHugh Sanders as H.L. BalfourLane Chandler as Mike FaradayJames Brown as ConradFess Parker as KirbyMark Dana as Lt. WilliamsTrevor Bardette as Walter Morgan (uncredited)More like this
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