Thunder Bay (1953)
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55% of users liked it
(253 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Anthony Mann
- Written By
- Gil Doud, George W. George
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
There's just a single extra feature: the movie trailer.
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Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
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.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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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Cast
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James Stewart
as Steve Martin
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Joanne Dru
as Stella Rigaud
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Gilbert Roland
as Teche Bossier
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Dan Duryea
as Johnny Gambi
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Jay C. Flippen
as Kermit MacDonald
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Marcia Henderson
as Francesca Rigaud
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Robert Monet
as Phillipe Bayard
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Antonio Moreno
as Dominique Rigaud
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Henry Morgan
as Rawlings
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Fortunio Bonanova
as Sheriff Antoine Chighizola
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Frank Chase
as Radio Technician
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Antonio Filauri
as Joe Sephalu
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Ted Mapes
as Oil Man
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Mario Siletti
as Louis Chighizola
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Jack Tesler
as Fisherman
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Dale Van Sickel
as Oil Man
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Ben Welden
as Fisherman
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Allen Pinson
as Oil Man
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Donald Green
as Fisherman
