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Thunder Bay

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

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

Top Cast

  • James Stewart

    James Stewart

    Steve Martin

  • Joanne Dru

    Joanne Dru

    Stella Rigaud

  • Gilbert Roland

    Gilbert Roland

    Teche Bossier

  • Dan Duryea

    Dan Duryea

    Johnny Gambi

  • Jay C. Flippen

    Jay C. Flippen

    Kermit MacDonald

  • Marcia Henderson

    Marcia Henderson

    Francesca Rigaud

  • Robert Monet

    Robert Monet

    Phillipe Bayard

  • Antonio Moreno

    Antonio Moreno

    Dominique Rigaud

  • Harry Morgan

    Harry Morgan

    Rawlings

Overview

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

Rating

6.1 / 10
39 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    7 May 31, 2014

    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

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