Thunder Over the Plains

Name: Thunder Over the Plains
Genre: western
Released: 1953
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Randolph Scott, Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Charles McGraw, Henry Hull

Thunder Over the Plains (1953) — western film. Directed by André de Toth. Starring Randolph Scott, Lex Barker, Phyllis Kirk, Charles McGraw. This page maps 10 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 10 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A federal officer confronts corruption, local resistance, and a false murder charge in Reconstruction-era Texas.

Western · 5.6/10 · 82 min · 1953

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.