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Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...

Genre : Western, Action, War, Romance

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : André de Toth

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
Captain Bill Hodges
Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
Norah Porter
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Ben Westman
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
Lt. Col. Chandler
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joseph Standish
Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders
H.L. Balfour
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
Mike Faraday
James Brown
James Brown
Conrad
Fess Parker
Fess Parker
Kirby
Mark Dana
Mark Dana
Lt. Williams

Crews

André de Toth
André de Toth
Director
Russell S. Hughes
Russell S. Hughes
Writer
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Music
David Weisbart
David Weisbart
Producer
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
James Moore
James Moore
Editor
Lincoln Lyons
Lincoln Lyons
Sound
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Wardrobe Master
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Al Alleborn
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator

Trailers and other movies

1950's Western Trailer - Film 15215

Posters and backgrounds

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