Thunder Bay (1953)
- Starring:
- James Stewart, Joanne Dru, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Mann
Synopsis of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay was another inspired collaboration between star James Stewart and director Anthony Mann. Stewart plays an ex-GI named Steve, who has a hankering to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Together with his army buddy Gambi (Dan Duryea, in a rare good-guy role), Steve attains the financial backing of irascible oil-company chieftain Kermit MacDonald (Jay C. Flippen) and the two head southward. Before they can even place their drills in the clamps, Steve and Gambi run afoul of local shrimp fishermen who consider the presence of oil speculators as a threat to their livelihoods. Things get dicey when Steve falls in love with Stella (Joanne Dru), the daughter of combative fisherman Dominique Rigaud (Antonio Moreno). Mob mentality threatens to overcome common sense until a clever -- and mutually beneficial -- compromise between the drillers and the fishermen is reached. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Thunder Bay
- James Stewart - Steve Martin
- Gilbert Roland - Teche Bossier
- Jay C. Flippen - Kermit MacDonald
- Robert Monet - Phillipe Bayard
- Henry Morgan - Rawlings
- Frank Chase - Radio Technician
- Dale Van Sickel - Oil Man
- Donald Green - Fisherman
- Jack Tesler - Fisherman
- Antonio Filauri - Joe Sephalu
- Joanne Dru - Stella Rigaud
- Dan Duryea - Johnny Gambi
- Marcia Henderson - Francesca Rigaud
- Antonio Moreno - Dominique Rigaud
- Fortunio Bonanova - Sheriff Antoine Chighizola
- Mario Siletti - Louis Chighizola
- Allen Pinson - Oil Man
- Ben Welden - Fisherman
- Ted Mapes - Oil Man
- Director(s):
- Anthony Mann
- Writer(s):
- Gil Doud, John Michael Hayes
- Producer(s):
- Aaron Rosenberg
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