Track of the Cat

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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
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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.

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

[edit] Plot

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Production

The outdoor scenes were filmed on Mount Rainer 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.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Track of the Cat at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] 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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