

MovieWestern
Thunder Over the Plains
THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...
5.6(16)19531h 22m
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.
- Director
- André de Toth
- Writers
- Russell S. Hughes
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Cast

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)
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Crew
Directing
- André de TothDirector
- Al AllebornAssistant Director
- John PrettymanSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Russell S. HughesWriter
Production
- David WeisbartProducer
Camera
- Bert GlennonDirector of Photography
- Al GreenCamera Operator
Editing
- James MooreEditor
Sound
- Lincoln LyonsSound
- Maurice De PackhOrchestrator
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Stanley FleischerArt Direction
- Lyle B. ReifsniderSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Moss MabryWardrobe Master
- Gordon BauMakeup Artist
Crew
- Carl AndreStunts
- John CasonStunts
- Charles HorvathStunts
- Boyd 'Red' MorganStunts
- Gail RobinsonStand In