A state welfare agent persuades a Maine lobsterman to take a troubled orphan boy aboard.
| Tagline | You're Like the Sea...Beautiful and Cruel! |
| Release Date: | Jul 22, 1948 |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Production Company: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Dean Stockwell, Anne Revere, Ed Begley, Leona Powers, Mae Marsh, Will Geer, Cliff Clark, Bruno Wick |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
Dana Andrews is "Hod" - a professional architect who much prefers his life as a lobster fisherman. This causes a bit of hassle with his fiancée "Ann" (Jean Peters), who is worried about the dangers of this maritime career. She is a social worker, and when she brings the young orphan "Donny" (Dean Stockwell) to hopefully find a permanent home in their small Maine town, the boy and "Hod" - and his colleague "Joe" (Cesar Romero) become fast friends. Henry King has created a good framework for this well paced and engaging story that takes a sensitive look at a young boy looking for roots, whilst offering us a gently simmering, lively, romance with some characterful performances - including the usually reliable Anne Revere ("Mary"). The last ten minutes are quite an exciting watch - the back-shot storm sequence is quite well integrated into the action, and folks gets well and truly soaked!
