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.
Against the pleadings of his family, Curt Bridges (Robert Mitchum) tracks down the panther which killed his brother Arthur (William Hopper).
The outdoor scenes were filmed on Mount ...
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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.
Against the pleadings of his family, Curt Bridges (Robert Mitchum) tracks down the panther which killed his brother Arthur (William Hopper).
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.
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.
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