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Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by Robert Fellows
John Wayne

Written by Walter Van Tilburg Clark (novel)
A.I. Bezzerides

Starring Robert Mitchum
Teresa Wright

Music by Roy Webb

Cinematography William H. Clothier

Editing by Fred MacDowell

Distributed by Warner Bros.

Release date(s) November 27, 1954

Running time 102 min.

Language English

IMDb profile

Track of the Cat is 1954 William A. Wellman film starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. It was based on a 1949 adventure novel of the same name by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. This was Wellman's second adaptation of a Clark novel, the first being The Ox-Bow Incident.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links
- 5.1 DVD Reviews

Plot

Against the pleadings of his family, Curt Bridges (Robert Mitchum) tracks down the panther which killed his brother Arthur (William Hopper).

Cast

Robert Mitchum as Curt Bridges
Teresa Wright as Grace Bridges
Diana Lynn as Gwen Williams
Tab Hunter as Harold Bridges
Beulah Bondi as Ma Bridges
Philip Tonge as Pa Bridges
William Hopper as Arthur Bridges
Carl Switzer as Joe Sam

Production

The outdoor scenes were filmed on Mount Rainier and Mitchum regarded shooting in the deep snow and cold as the worst filming conditions he had ever experienced.^[1]

The photography of William Clothiert was designed to highlight black and white and downplay colors. Only key elements like the blue matches, the fire and Mitchum's red coat stand out.

References

^ Lee Server, Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care", St. Martin's Press, 2001, page 259.

External links

Track of the Cat at the Internet Movie Database

DVD Reviews

Review by Glenn Erickson at DVD Savant a part of DVD Talk
Review: Track of the Cat (Special Collector's Edition) at The-Trades.com

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