The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)
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Crad Hobbs, a Virginia waterman, is depressed over the decline in the shellfish trade and the gradual erosion of his former home, a barrier island off Virginia's Eastern Shore. Worse, his beautiful daughter and only child is engaged to a returning World War II veteran who forsakes the oystering trade to take a job with the local newspaper. The cub reporter's first job is interview a New York banker, and former resident, who has secretly come to the Eastern Shore to provide a loan for a beleaguered Latin-American president whose country is battling communist insurgents. Hobbs blames the banker for his home island's destruction; he believes if the banker had approved a loan for a system of breakwaters, the erosion, and resulting loss of fishing habitat, could have been prevented.
- Release date
- January 1, 1947
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jack Hardwood as Crad Hobbs
- Frances Helm as Timmy Hobbs
- Robert Bolger as Bob Gilly
- Alexander Campbell as E.K. Lester
- Geraldine Dvorak as Glenda Lester
- Frank Richards as Spike
- Al McGranary as Winnie Winston
- Winifred Cushing as Marian Winston
- Bertha Powell as Sis Abby
- Sidney Easton as Ben - Winston's Butler
Crew
- Rex Taylor · Writer