Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over The Plains is a 1953 western film directed by André de Toth and starring Randolph Scott. The tag line on the original movie poster was “A tornado of adventure from Warner Bros.” The supporting cast features Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Henry Hull, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Fess Parker. This was Barker's first film after starring in five Tarzan pictures.

Plot 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 (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.

Cast

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

External links

• Thunder Over The Plains at IMDb
• Randolph Scott at the Internet Movie Database
• Lex Barker at the Internet Movie Database