Thunder Bay is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration.
Following World War II, ex-Navy engineer Steve Martin (James Stewart) and his friend Johnny Gambi (Dan Duryea) come to Louisiana with dreams of wealth. They build an offshore oil drilling platform with the help of a large company, and find themselves in a lucrative business. However, local shrimp fishermen are hostile, feeling their livelihood is at risk. A further complication is the budding romance between Steve and the daughter of one of the shrimpers.
James Stewart as Steve Martin
Joanne Dru as Stella Rigaud
Gilbert Roland as Teche Bossier
Dan Duryea as Johnny Gambi
Jay C. Flippen as Kermit MacDonald
Harry Morgan as MacDonald's assistant
I never thought that anyone could do me like you do me
I never thought that love would get in the way
But there was magic in the air and there were stars out on the water
On a moonlit night in Thunder Bay
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
The eyes of disillusion keep burning holes right through me
Down in Watertown, you'll see it all
A willing hand, a second glance at evil in a red dress
I threw in my hand and bet it all
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark
I could've walked away
I should've been afraid
I never would've strayed
But I did, yes, I did, in Thunder Bay
Was it the lightning on the water? Was it the thunder from the bay?
When the night goes down, they are hard to tell apart
Just like howling at the moon and barking at the dark