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Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

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.

  • Western

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Randolph ScottRandolph ScottCapt. David Porter
  • Photo of Lex BarkerLex BarkerCaptain Bill Hodges
  • Photo of Phyllis KirkPhyllis KirkNorah Porter
  • Photo of Charles McGrawCharles McGrawBen Westman
  • Photo of Henry HullHenry HullLt. Col. Chandler
  • Photo of Elisha Cook Jr.Elisha Cook Jr.Joseph Standish
  • Photo of Hugh SandersHugh SandersH.L. Balfour
  • Photo of Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerMike Faraday
  • Photo of James BrownJames BrownConrad
  • Photo of Fess ParkerFess ParkerKirby

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