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Thunder Over the Plains

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1953 | 82 min | Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people. If you loved The Searchers or Bad Day at Black Rock, start here.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 22 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1953: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by André de Toth

  • Randolph ScottCapt. David Porter
  • Lex BarkerCapt. Bill Hodges
  • Phyllis KirkNorah Porter
  • Charles McGrawBen Westman
  • Henry HullLt. Col. Chandler
  • Elisha Cook Jr.Joseph Standish
  • Hugh SandersH.L. Balfour
  • Lane ChandlerMike Faraday
  • James BrownConrad
  • Fess ParkerKirby