Plot Synopsis:
Ambitious oil prospectors Steve Martin (James Stewart) and Johnny Gambi (Dan Duryea) enter the quiet fishing village of Port Felicity, La., with big plans that immediately put them at odds with the local fishermen. As the duo build an oil rig just outside the town's vital shrimp beds, they become involved with tempestuous sisters Stella (Joanne Dru) and Francesca (Marcia Henderson), whose attraction to the handsome newcomers is at odds with their love of their hometown.