Thunder Bay

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

Steve Martin (James Stewart) is a wildcatter convinced there is oil under the Louisiana gulf, and he means to build the first off-shore rig to prove it. The local shrimpers see their livelihood at risk and meet him with hostility, led by Teche Bossier (Gilbert Roland). Anthony Mann sets the work in Technicolor, but the real friction runs between Steve and Stella Rigaud (Joanne Dru), who has a stake in both sides.