Thunder Over the Plains
THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
1953 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | André de Toth |
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| Writer: | Russell S. Hughes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 27, 1953 |
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| Director: | André de Toth |
| Writer: | Russell S. Hughes |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | texas, texan, carpetbagger, civil war veteran, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Randolph Scott | Capt. David Porter |
| Lex Barker | Capt. Bill Hodges |
| Phyllis Kirk | Norah Porter |
| Charles McGraw | Ben Westman |
| Henry Hull | Lt. Col. Chandler |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Joseph Standish |
| Hugh Sanders | H.L. Balfour |
| Lane Chandler | Mike Faraday |
| James Brown | Conrad |
| Fess Parker | Kirby |
| Mark Dana | Lt. Williams |
| Trevor Bardette | Walter Morgan (uncredited) |
| John Cason | Kehoe (uncredited) |
| Art Felix | Wagon Driver (uncredited) |
| Charles Horvath | Overseer (uncredited) |
| Cactus Mack | Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited) |
| Earle Hodgins | Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| Monte Montague | Radford (uncredited) |
| Kansas Moehring | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Carol Henry | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Bill Coontz | Trooper (uncredited) |
| George Sowards | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| George Huggins | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Lou Marcelle | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Carl Andre | Hodges' Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Texan (uncredited) |
| John Bose | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Jerry Brown | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Buck Bucko | Texan (uncredited) |
| Steve Darrell | McAvoy (uncredited) |
| Bob Folkerson | Trooper (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Guard (uncredited) |
| Slim Gaut | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Gayle Kellogg | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Lightner | Sgt. Shaw (uncredited) |
| Frank Matts | Henchman (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Texan (uncredited) |
| Jack Montgomery | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Texan (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Gail Robinson | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Danny Sands | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Texan (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Glen Walters | Wife at Raided Ranch (uncredited) |
| Jack Woody | Richard Henley (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| André de Toth | Director |
| Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| Lincoln Lyons | Sound |
| Moss Mabry | Wardrobe Master |
| Al Alleborn | Assistant Director |
| Russell S. Hughes | Writer |
| James Moore | Editor |
| Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Lyle B. Reifsnider | Set Decoration |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| John Prettyman | Second Assistant Director |
| Carl Andre | Stunts |
| John Cason | Stunts |
| Charles Horvath | Stunts |
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Stunts |
| Al Green | Camera Operator |
| Gail Robinson | Stand In |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Weisbart | Producer |
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