Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
• October 27th, 1953 • 1h 22min
Western
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Wild Bunch
Released on: 1969-06-19
Western
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappea...
Dances with Wolves
Released on: 1990-03-30
Adventure, Drama, Western
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a rewar...
River of No Return
Released on: 1954-04-30
Adventure, Western
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged hu...
Hidalgo
Released on: 2004-02-04
Western, Adventure
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his h...
Open Range
Released on: 2003-08-11
Western, Drama, Action
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a ...
King of Texas
Released on: 2002-06-02
Western, Drama, TV Movie
In this re-imagining of Shakespear's King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle b...
3:10 to Yuma
Released on: 1957-08-07
Western, Drama, Thriller
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans a...
Calamity Jane
Released on: 1953-11-04
Comedy, Music, Romance, Western
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to t...
The Man From Snowy River II
Released on: 1988-03-24
Adventure, Western
After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. ...
Rio Grande
Released on: 1950-11-15
Western
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of mara...
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Released on: 1954-07-22
Comedy, Drama, Western
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the...
The Proposition
Released on: 2005-10-06
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his ...
Love Comes Softly
Released on: 2003-04-13
Drama, Romance, Western, Family, TV Movie
Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hop...
One-Eyed Jacks
Released on: 1961-03-30
Western, Drama
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the ...
The Far Country
Released on: 1954-02-12
Western
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run af...
Love Takes Wing
Released on: 2009-04-04
Drama, Western, Family, Romance
Belinda Simpson is now a doctor in a small Missouri town where an unknown plague is spreading fear a...
Big Jake
Released on: 1971-05-26
Western
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grand...
Walker
Released on: 1987-12-04
Drama, History, Western
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to...
Rio Lobo
Released on: 1970-04-01
Western
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the l...
Hud
Released on: 1963-05-28
Drama, Western
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents ...