Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat (1954)

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    (332 ratings)

In this experimental 1954 Western, director William Wellman uses black-and-white backgrounds with occasional splatches of color on certain characters' bodies and clothes. On a snowbound ranch in northern California, the Bridges family is trapped by winter weather and its own internal conflicts. It… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
William A. Wellman
Written By
A.I. Bezzerides
Genres
Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1954 Wide
On DVD
Jun 6, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    It has no psychological pattern, no dramatic point. There's a lot of pretty snow scenery in it and a lot of talk about deep emotional things. But it gets lost in following some sort of pretense.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's one of those overlooked great films that somehow slips under the radar, in this case probably because it's unique as a Western.

  • Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

    Mitchum hunts a cougar... and that's about it.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Walter M


    At first, Joe Sam(Carl Switzwer), an elderly Indian, is the only one to hear it. After he wakes up the Bridges brothers, Curt(Robwert Mitchum), Harold(Tab Hunter) and Arthur(William Hopper), they also hear what might be a big cat threatening the family's cattle and is maybe even… More

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