Deep Waters (1948)
1h 25m | PG-13
A state welfare agent persuades a Maine lobsterman to take a troubled orphan boy aboard.
Director: Henry King
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Dana Andrews
as Hod Stillwell
Jean Peters
as Ann Freeman
Cesar Romero
as Joe Sanger
Dean Stockwell
as Donny Mitchell
Anne Revere
as Mary McKay
Ed Begley
as Josh Hovey
Reviews
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!