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Thunder Over the Plains 1953 Directed by André de Toth

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Western
Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date 27 October 1953
82 mins
Cast
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker
Lex Barker Capt. 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
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette Walter Morgan (uncredited)
John Cason
John Cason Kehoe (uncredited)
Art Felix
Art Felix Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath Overseer (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Cactus Mack Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins Auctioneer (uncredited)
Monte Montague
Monte Montague Radford (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Kansas Moehring Trooper (uncredited)
Carol Henry
Carol Henry Trooper (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
Bill Coontz Trooper (uncredited)
George Sowards
George Sowards Trooper (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw Townsman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan Townsman (uncredited)
George Huggins
George Huggins Townsman (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle
Lou Marcelle Narrator (uncredited)
Carl Andre
Carl Andre Hodges' Sergeant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon Texan (uncredited)
John Bose
John Bose Trooper (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown Trooper (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Buck Bucko Texan (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell McAvoy (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
Bob Folkerson Trooper (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford Guard (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Slim Gaut Farmer (uncredited)
Gayle Kellogg
Gayle Kellogg Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Richard Lightner Sgt. Shaw (uncredited)
Frank Matts
Frank Matts Henchman (uncredited)
John McKee
John McKee Texan (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Jack Montgomery Townsman (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan Texan (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower Townsman (uncredited)
Gail Robinson
Gail Robinson Sergeant (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Danny Sands Trooper (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Ray Spiker Texan (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan Townsman (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Glen Walters Wife at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Jack Woody Richard Henley (uncredited)
Crew
Director
André de Toth
André de Toth
Writer
Russell S. Hughes
Russell S. Hughes
Producer
David Weisbart
David Weisbart
Cinematography
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
Composer
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Editor
James Moore
James Moore
Sound
Lincoln Lyons
Lincoln Lyons
Art Direction
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Set Decoration
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Costume Design
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Music
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Camera Operator
Al Green
Al Green
Stunts
Carl Andre
Carl Andre
John Cason
John Cason
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Assistant Directors
Al Alleborn
Al Alleborn
John Prettyman
John Prettyman