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Thunder Bay (1953)

May 21, 19531h 43mEN
6.1

38 votes

Overview

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

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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John Chard

John Chard

7.0

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 s…

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