Thunder Bay
“The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All !”
1953 · 1 h 43 min
Anthony MannCast
James Stewart 
Joanne Dru 
Gilbert Roland 
Dan Duryea 
Jay C. Flippen 
Marcia Henderson
Credits
Written by: Gil Doud
Plot
Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins drilling in the Louisiana gulf.
Sinekatalog’s take
Anthony Mann's adventure, with James Stewart and Joanne Dru, is lively and colorful, a pleasant Technicolor outing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (2,352 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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