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Track of the Cat is a 1954 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright and Diana Lynn. The film is based on a 1949 adventure novel of the same name by Walter Van Tilburg Clark.
Track of the Cat: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Diana Lynn, Tab Hunter. Around the turn of the 20th century, during a harsh northern California winter, members of a ranching family are squabbling among themselves while the two oldest sons go hunting for a panther that is killing their livestock.
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- Drama, Western
- William A. Wellman
- 1954-11-19
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A murderous panther haunts a dysfunctional pioneer family. Cast & Crew. Read More. William A. Wellman. Director. Robert Mitchum. Curtis Bridges. Teresa Wright. Grace Bridges. Diana Lynn. Gwendolyn Williams. Tab Hunter. Harold "Hal" Bridges.
- William A. Wellman, Andrew V. Mclaglen
- Robert Mitchum
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Mar 28, 2022 · It also deserves comparisons to Dreyer’s minimalism in composition design. There is a black cat-a panther or “painter” as said often in the film on the loose at the ranch. The cat is hunting cattle and the sons go out to stop it. The barn is black, the horse is black. Wellman and cinematographer William Clothier even make the evergreens look black.
Director. Robert Mitchum. Curt Bridges. Teresa Wright. Grace Bridges. Tab Hunter. Harold Bridges. Diana Lynn. Gwen Williams. Beulah Bondi. Ma Bridges. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In a snowbound...
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- William A. Wellman
- Adventure
- Robert Mitchum
With this dark film, Wellman became one of the first Hollywood auteurs to explore 1950s baroque obsessions. This Cold War western has been referred to as “CinemaScope's first genuine weirdie.” Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc. Producer: John Wayne, Robert Fellows. Director: William A. Wellman. Screenwriter: A.I. Bezzerides.
A family residing on an isolated, inhospitable ranch is awakened by the roar of a predator cat on a cold winter's night. Curt, the domineering middle son, and his much meeker elder brother Arthur (William Hopper) set out to hunt and kill the animal.