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Thunder Over the Plains
“THUNDER IN HIS HEART...LIGHTNING IN HIS HOLSTERS...”
56%
Movie
1h 22m
AI Analysis
Thunder Over the Plains (1953) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Thunder Over the Plains (1953) — a movie tagged as Western with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~82 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Thunder Over the Plains 56% (16 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 16 TMDb votes
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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, 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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1953-10-27
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 72471
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What is Thunder Over the Plains about?
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. Fed... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Thunder Over the Plains?
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How long is the movie Thunder Over the Plains?
The official runtime for Thunder Over the Plains is approximately 82 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Randolph Scott
Capt. David Porter
Lex Barker
Capt. Bill Hodges
Phyllis Kirk
Norah Porter
Charles McGraw
Ben Westman
Henry Hull
Lt. Col. Chandler
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joseph Standish
Hugh Sanders
H.L. Balfour
Lane Chandler
Mike Faraday
James Brown
Conrad
Fess Parker
Kirby
- M
Mark Dana
Lt. Williams
Trevor Bardette
Walter Morgan (uncredited)
John Cason
Kehoe (uncredited)
- A
Art Felix
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Overseer (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Husband at Raided Ranch (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Monte Montague
Radford (uncredited)
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