Question 1

How did Thunder Bay become Universal-International's first widescreen feature?

Accepted Answer

Although filmed in the standard 1.37-1 aspect ratio, the film was cropped and projected at 1.85-1 at Loew's State Theatre in New York City and other sites, marking U-I's first widescreen feature.

Question 2

What real-life event is the film's offshore oil drilling story based on?

Accepted Answer

It is a fictionalized depiction of the first offshore oil well, defined as out of sight of land, which began drilling on September 9, 1947, off the coast of Louisiana.

Question 3

Why did production halt for a week during filming?

Accepted Answer

Production halted for about a week because the rented boats left Morgan City, Louisiana, with the shrimping fleet after reports of a bonanza catch in the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 4

Which actors made their feature film debuts in Thunder Bay?

Accepted Answer

The feature film debuts of Robert Monet and Marcia Henderson.

Question 5

Where were the primary filming locations for Thunder Bay?

Accepted Answer

Most of the picture was shot in Morgan City, Louisiana, with some scenes in New Orleans and on an oil-drilling barge thirty miles out in the Gulf of Mexico.

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