Thunder Over the Plains
First aired on Oct 27, 1953
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Genres: Western
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Randolph Scott | Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker | Captain Bill Hodges
Phyllis Kirk | Norah Porter
Charles McGraw | Ben Westman
Henry Hull | Lt. Col. Chandler
Elisha Cook Jr. | Joseph Standish
Featured Crew
André de Toth | Director
Russell S. Hughes | Writer
Bert Glennon | Director of Photography
Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction
James Moore | Editor
Lincoln Lyons | Sound
