Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.
Plot Synopsis:
------------------- In 1946, ex-Navy engineer Steve Martin comes to a Louisiana town with a dream: to build a safe platform for offshore oil drilling. Having finessed financing from a big oil company, formerly penniless Steve and his partner Johnny are in business...and getting interested in shrimp-boat captain Rigaud's two lovely daughters. But opposition from the fishing community grows fast, led by Stella Rigaud. Other hazards include sabotage, a hurricane...and a treacherous board of directors.
Written byWritten by: Rod Crawford

Although 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.
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After trying to blow up the oil rig and a fight with Steve (James Stewart) Phillipe (Robert Monet) falls into the sea. Steve ties a rope to the rig and the other end to himself and dives in to try and save him but without success. When he climbs back on to the rig the rope is no longer tied to him.
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The 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.
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In Steve's cabin on the oil rig, which would realistically only have a port hole as a window, there's such strong shadows of Steve and Kermit (Jay C Flippen) which would only be there if there was a large window.
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When Steve and Gandi (Dan Duryea) arrive at the jetty shadows are cast from the river across the boat to the jetty but when Stella (Joanne Dru ) comes out of the cabin on the jetty side her shadow is cast on the cabin wall.
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bare chested male|hairy chest|wildcatter|oil|shrimp|louisiana|gulf of mexico|oilman|oil rig|off shore oil drilling|sister sister relationship|father daughter relationship|year 1946|beer drinking|barroom brawl|brawl|storm at sea|

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