I never thought I'd ever watch a Western adapted from a theater play. I did and I wish I hadn't. This film's really bad. Not only most of the action takes place indoor while the excitement (the hut for the cat) is outside. The whole film is shoot in studio and that's really a pit...( read more)
Beulah Bondi, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Diana Lynn
Trapped in their ranch by a heavy snow storm, a family not only braves their own internal bickerings but also the danger of a panther which is stalking it's cattle and killing them off, until the sons...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Stats: 25 reviews
Flixster Reviews (25)
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July 19, 2009
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May 22, 2009
A weird film for sure. I don't even know if you can call it a western, since it's more of a dysfunctional family drama with a hunt involving a metaphorical cat. It's set in the snowy mountains like The Great Silence, and even though the color scheme is very spare the film still...( read more)
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September 2, 2009
Do you know who's the true villain in this film? No, not Robert Mitchum. It's the youngest son, letting his older brothers hunt the beast by themselves, pretending to be all shy and passive, pretending to care for his brothers when he finds out they have passed away, and planning...( read more)
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October 24, 2007
They say Mitchum is the lead but he's barely even in it. He doesn't even get to kill the panther. Weak. Sub-par Eugene O'Neil-esque theatrics.
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