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

Thunder Over the Plains

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.

Credits

Thunder Over the Plains Cast

Name Character
Lex Barker He was 34, 54 years old when he died as Captain Bill Hodges
James Brown He was 20, 73 years old when he died as Conrad
Elisha Cook, Jr. He was 49, 91 years old when he died as Joseph Standish
Lane Chandler He was 54, 73 years old when he died as Mike Faraday
Fess Parker He was 29, 85 years old when he died as Kirby
Randolph Scott He was 55, 89 years old when he died as Capt. David Porter
Phyllis Kirk She was 26, 79 years old when she died as Norah Porter
Charles McGraw He was 39, 66 years old when he died as Ben Westman
Hugh Sanders He was 42, 54 years old when he died as H.L. Balfour
Mark Dana He was 33, now 103 years old as Lt. Williams
Henry Hull He was 63, 86 years old when he died as Lt. Col. Chandler

Thunder Over the Plains Crew

Name Department
David Buttolph as Music. He was 51 (80) years old when He died Sound
Russell S. Hughes as Writer. He was 43 (48) years old when He died Writing
André De Toth as Director. He was 38 (now 108) years old Directing
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Thunder Over the Plains (70 years)

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

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 27, 1953
  • Runtime: 82 minutes