SYNOPSIS:

Being the new kid in town, doesn't stop the loner Pete Dawson from developing ideas as to how to increase the protection offered by the levees of New Orleans. He does, though, have a major rival in Alan Peters, a local man who becomes his rival in love and professional life. Pete overcomes his faults and becomes a man dedicated to his work, even though it leads to his demise - a demise which, eventually, gives Alan the key to how he can save the city in the face of the storm of the summer.