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Thunder Over the Plains (1953) Plot Summary Explained

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1953 · 82 mins · English
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Directed by
André De Toth
Starring
Charles McGraw, James Brown, Elisha Cook Jr., Trevor Bardette, Randolph Scott, Lex Barker

Set in 1869, Texas remains under Union occupation and is ruled by carpetbaggers who hide behind the army’s authority. Federal captain Porter, a native Texan, is ordered to act against his own people. He enlists rebel leader Ben Westman, convinced of his innocence in a murder. As Porter seeks to clear Westman, he himself becomes a fugitive.

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