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6.5/10
2.2K
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Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.
Harry Morgan
- Rawlings
- (as Henry Morgan)
Emile Avery
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Alfredo Berumen
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Fred Carson
- Oilman
- (uncredited)
Adrine Champagne
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Frank Chase
- Radio Technician
- (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri
- Joe Sephalu
- (uncredited)
Donald Green
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough filmed in the standard 1.37-1 aspect ratio, this film was chosen by Universal-International as its first widescreen feature, accomplishing this by cropping the top and bottom and projecting it at 1.85-1 at Loew's State Theatre in New York City, as well as other sites. Its initial presentation also marked U-I's first use of directional stereophonic sound, although few theaters in the country had such equipment at the time.
Thunder Bay marked Universal Pictures' entry into the widescreen format craze of the day. Some contemporary reviewers complained that the sound, with its use of three speakers, was loud and distracting. Publicity materials also indicate that the picture was originally planned as a 3-D production.
- GoofsThe townspeople secure a restraining order from the state to stop the blasting in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the blasting is further than 3 miles from shore, the state would not have jurisdiction- these are Federal waters.
- Quotes
Johnny Gambi: Can you, uh, juggle or anything like that? We might pick up a few bucks.
Steve Martin: I can imitate a movie star.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: LOUISIANA 1946
- ConnectionsReferenced in Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Featured review
Louisiana Story
The first of two fifties adventure films with heroes called Steve Martin (the second was
'Godzilla' with Raymond Burr)! Shot on location in Morgan City, Louisiana in rich Technicolor (all the better to show off local girl Joanne Dru's vibrant and extremely durable lipstick), this was Jimmy Stewart's first non-western with Anthony Mann; and although easily the least known of their eight films together remains fun.
To 21st Century environmental sensibilities, oil prospectors no longer seem the heroic buccaneering figures they were once portrayed as. The film does acknowledge the disruptive impact Stewart and Duryea have on this sleepy little backwater; as much due simply to being men as oilmen...
To 21st Century environmental sensibilities, oil prospectors no longer seem the heroic buccaneering figures they were once portrayed as. The film does acknowledge the disruptive impact Stewart and Duryea have on this sleepy little backwater; as much due simply to being men as oilmen...
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
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