Thunder Bay

Unrated

5/21/19531h 43m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All ! ~

Overview:

Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.

Director:

Anthony Mann

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

oil well

Cast

James Stewart

~ as ~

Steve Martin

Joanne Dru

~ as ~

Stella Rigaud

Gilbert Roland

~ as ~

Teche Bossier

Dan Duryea

~ as ~

Johnny Gambi

Jay C. Flippen

~ as ~

Kermit MacDonald

Marcia Henderson

~ as ~

Francesca Rigaud

Robert Monet

~ as ~

Phillipe Bayard

Antonio Moreno

~ as ~

Dominique Rigaud

Harry Morgan

~ as ~

Rawlings

Fortunio Bonanova

~ as ~

Sheriff Antoine Chighizola

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 11 year(s) ago
7
Boiling Oil.

Thunder Bay is directed by Anthony Mann and written by Gil Doud and George W. George. It stars James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea, Gilbert Roland and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by William H. Daniels.

Offshore oil drillers set up base at Port Felicity, Louisiana and find the town’s shrimpers are not at all happy about this threat to their livelihood. Conflict and affairs of the heart do follow.

One of the eight films that James Stewart and Anthony Mann made together, Thunder Bay was relevant in topicality upon its release, and remains so today. Whilst lacking the psychological smarts that the duo’s Western productions had, it’s a handsome production with the expected qualities in front of and behind the cameras. There’s a lot of talky passages, which given the subject matter pulsing away at the core is understandable, but Mann ensures that action and suspense is never far away. It all builds to a crescendo, with loose ends and quibbles conveniently tied up in a Hollywood bow, but such is the skills of actors and director it rounds out as good and thorough entertainment. 7/10