Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.
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
Marcia Henderson
as Francesca Rigaud
Robert Monet
as Phillipe Bayard
Antonio Moreno
as Dominique Rigaud
Harry Morgan
as Rawlings
Fortunio Bonanova
as Sheriff Antoine Chighizola
Mario Siletti
as Louis Chighizola
Emile Avery
as Fisherman (uncredited)