The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)
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.
Director: Arthur Varney
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Jack Hardwood as Crad Hobbs |
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Frances Helm as Timmy Hobbs |
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Robert Bolger as Bob Gilly |
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Alexander Campbell as E.K. Lester |
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Geraldine Dvorak as Glenda Lester |
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Frank Richards as Spike |
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Al McGranary as Winnie Winston |
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Winifred Cushing as Marian Winston |
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Bertha Powell as Sis Abby |
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Sidney Easton as Ben - Winston's Butler |
| Directing | Arthur Varney | Director |
| Writing | Rex Taylor | Adaptation |
