Deep Waters is a 1948 American drama film directed by Henry King and starring Dana Andrews, Jean Peters and Cesar Romero. The film is based on the 1946 novel Spoonhandle written by Ruth Moore and was nominated for a 1949 Oscar for Best Special Effects (specifically, for the storm at sea sequence), but lost to Portrait of Jennie.
Plot
A Maine lobster fisherman, trained as an architect, prefers to be a fisherman over the objections of his fiancée. The latter, a welfare worker for the state, finds a home for a 12-year-old orphan who loves the sea. He and the fisherman become friends but the fiancée, fearful of the dangers of sea life, forces the fisherman to restrict the boy from his boat. Denied the life he loves, the boy, in retribution, steals a camera and is sent to reform school. The couple marries and succeeds in getting a judge to grant a petition allowing them to adopt the boy.
I thought the special effects during the ocean scenes were quite amazing for the time this movie was made. What great Direction
I like Dana Andrews in rolls like this much better than the roles like he played in Laura. He is far too handsome and romantic to play the tough guy. Thank you for posting. It was a wonderful movie.
I love a surf spot called lobster lounge, and think how appropriate it is that lobster catchers from time to time, also feed the lobsters themselves.
Karma doesn’t exist, as my evil drunken father who either ignored his children or abused or kicked them out at 13, did never become a lobster, whose skin and demeanor is kinder than such men.
nice seeing a young Dean Stockwell . RIP
This was such a great movie! Thank you:)