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Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Action Romance War 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 (Randolph Scott), a Texan, has to carry out orders against his own people. He brings in the rebel leader Ben Westman, (Charles McGraw), 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.

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1953-10-27

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texas texan carpetbagger

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Runtime: 82 mins Rating: 3.5 Tag Line: THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...

Cast

Randolph Scott

Capt. David Porter

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joseph Standish

Lex Barker

Captain Bill Hodges

Charles McGraw

Ben Westman

Henry Hull

Lt. Col. Chandler

Fess Parker

Kirby

Phyllis Kirk

Norah Porter

Lane Chandler

Mike Faraday

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