Sets up fascinating tensions between people and ways of looking at the world, but ultimately backs away from any kind of meaningful examination of them.
Thunder Bay (1953)
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Reviews Counted:2
Fresh:1
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Steve and Johnny are a couple of adventurous ex-GIs who get an oil company president to bankroll a rig to drill for "black gold" at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. When Steve and Johnny set up... Steve and Johnny are a couple of adventurous ex-GIs who get an oil company president to bankroll a rig to drill for "black gold" at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. When Steve and Johnny set up their operation, they find that the area's fishermen believe that all the noise of drilling is scaring away all the shrimp, and destroying their livelihood. Now this enterprising duo has to figure out how to excavate the oil and placate the locals at the same time. However, an incoming storm and shortage of cash will make all these things very difficult to accomplish. [More]
Starring: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea
Starring: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Antonio Moreno, Fortunio Bonanova
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Composer: Frank Skinner
Reviews for Thunder Bay
There's not many directors other than Anthony Mann who could have made the rival wildcatters and shrimpers become so lovey-dovey.
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