Thunder Over The Plains: (1953)

as Capt. Bill Hodges (an ambitious and antagonistic officer) Phyllis Kirk as Norah Porter (Porter's wife) Charles McGraw as Ben Westman Henry Hull as Lt. Col. Chandler Elisha Cook, Jr. as Joseph Standish Production and Critical Reception

: When Balfour kills an informant and frames Westman for the murder, Porter goes rogue to prove the outlaw's innocence, eventually finding himself a wanted man for defying his orders. Key Cast and Crew Director : Andre de Toth Main Cast : Randolph Scott as Capt. David Porter Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

The story follows (Randolph Scott), a Texan serving in the U.S. Army of Occupation. He is caught in a moral conflict between his duty to uphold the law and his sympathy for fellow Texans who are being exploited by corrupt "carpetbaggers" from the North. as Capt

: Corrupt tax assessors like H.L. Balfour and Joseph Standish are raising taxes to impossibly high levels, leading to property foreclosures. Chandler Elisha Cook, Jr