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Track of the Cat (Special Collector's Editon) | 
 enlarge | Director: William A. Wellman
Actors: Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Diana Lynn, Tab Hunter, Beulah Bondi
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 30321
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1415713979
UPC: 097368876842
EAN: 9781415713976
ASIN: B000BDH6E4
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1954
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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You never see the title character in William Wellman's Track of the Cat--a black panther terrorizing the land and herd of a frontier family--which is just one of the many bold strokes of this ambitious movie. The intruder claims not merely cattle but also one family member, so middle son (and unquestioned alpha male) Robert Mitchum goes out in the dead of winter to bag the cat. Meanwhile, the tensions inside the ranch house are distilled from Greek tragedy with a large dollop of Freud: harridan mother Beulah Bondi (good performance) wants her sons to remain unmarried, despite the fact that youngest boy Tab Hunter has fallen for a forward lass played by Diana Lynn. Teresa Wright--almost unrecognizable as the spinster sister--speaks for sanity and modern thinking. Track is the second film Wellman made from a novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark; the first was The Ox-Bow Incident, that equally serious and offbeat Western about lynch violence. For this one, Wellman admitted that one of his motivations was a long-held desire to make a color film that was essentially black-and-white; the snowy backdrops of the exteriors (shot spectacularly around Washington State's Mount Rainier) offered that chance. It's a very exactingly directed movie, both indoors and out, and qualifies as an experiment in mise-en-scene; but experiments in mise-en-scene have rarely translated into box-office success, and Track of the Cat was no exception. One problem: despite Mitchum's robust presence, his solitary journey (which could be covered in interior monologue in a novel) is rather inscrutable. The spiky script is by A.I. Bezzerides, who would do Kiss Me, Deadly a year later. By the way, Wellman later regretted not showing the cat--but he was right the first time. It's an eerie touch in a movie that gets under your skin. --Robert Horton
Product Description
Tough guy Robert Mitchum stalks a panther that killed his younger brother (William Hopper) while his snowbound family begins to disintegrate. Directed by four-time Oscar nominee William Wellman ("The Ox-Bow Incident," "The High and The Mighty").
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 great movie, with mitchum! August 26, 2008
grokLF (Tennessee)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a Bob Mitchum fan, and this film is another great performance, with a great cast including Tab Hunter. Gorgeous cinemtography, with striking use of color. Another film version of a Walter Van Tillburg Clark novel, by same director who filmed Clark's "The Ox-Bow Incident." Recommended.
 Beautiful print, dreadful picture December 27, 2007
Kerry Smith (Toronto, Canada)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This picture isn't 'minimalist', it's empty. The scene that sums it up best for me is where Mitchum, having made his way over the snowy wastes, barricaded himself in a cave, and said to no one in particular, 'well, I have a week's grub to last me', puts his hands into his pockets and -- omigosh! -- no grub! Yup -- he dies because he failed to secure those peanut-butter sandwiches. And yes, Tab Hunter's hero is such a pliable mama's boy, it's inconceivable that any girl, much less Diana Lynn, could find him attractive. Don't let this 'Cat' litter your living room.
 Bleak western has dysfunctional family fearing a black panther... September 16, 2007
Neil F. Doyle (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A disturbingly dysfunctional family is at the heart of TRACK OF THE CAT, which tries to impose symbolic significance on the threat of the creature that is being stalked by the two oldest brothers. But the tale, filmed in muted color with Mitchum's red jacket dominating the screen, tends to be a somber and talky character-driven tale exploring deeper meanings but never quite connecting with them.
The performances are standard except for Mitchum who does a believable job as the loutish oldest brother in an underwritten role. TERESA WRIGHT, DIANA LYNN and TAB HUNTER do fairly standard work, under William A. Wellman's slow-paced direction.
It's a stark and brooding story of an isolated farm family living in a remote area and haunted by the symbolic "cat" of the title. Photographed in muted WarnerColor with effective background music by Roy Webb, its somber wintry atmosphere is well captured in the opening scene but becomes tedious before the story reaches a midway point because a real connection with the troubled characters is never really made.
All the cast members have done better work elsewhere. It's hard to believe how matronly and severe TERESA WRIGHT became for this role. She's almost unrecognizable as the spinsterish sister, only a few years beyond her delicate work as a leading lady in many films of the '40s. WILLIAM HOPPER is effective as Mitchum's outspoken brother.
All the interiors are filmed in a style that seems more like a filmed play than a film. BEULAH BONDI as the embittered mother manages to give some gravitas to the story. ROBERT MITCHUM gives his usual sturdy and colorful performance as the oldest son hellbent on tracking a killer cat. TAB HUNTER as the weakest younger brother has less to work with and plays the majority of his scenes with nothing more than a solemn gaze.
A fairly interesting, harsh, character-driven tale that should have been much more effective with better dialog and family dynamics.
Track of the cat 1954 ( Special Collector's Edition ) June 28, 2007
John W . Ford (Los Angeles , California . U.S.A)
A Snowbound ranching family is threated by both internal conflicts and deadly , cunning predaor in this offbeat Western from John Wayne's Batjac production company . (Robert Mitchum 1917 - 1997) stars as Curt Bridges , one of the three sons born to Stern Matriarch ( Beulah Bondi 1888 - 1981) and her weak , alcoholic husband (Philip Tonge 1897 - 1959). With the ranch's cattle falling prey to the elusive killer cat , Bridges and his two brothers , Arthur (William Hopper 1915-1970) and Harold ( Tab Hunter 1931 - ) , are forced to confront the beast to save family's herd . (Theresa Wright 1918 - 2005) is their bitter , unmarried sister , and (Diana Lynn 1926 - 1971) is the young neighbor who tensions - and passions - aflame aminds the family's mounting crisis . Many Special Features . Recommended . High Quality transfer
Tab Hunter and Robert Mitchum Make the Movie April 30, 2007
Jason Crawford (San Francisco)
Absolutely everyone in this movie was sensational. Everyone! Even the scary "so called" Indian Joe Sam. But Tab Hunter really held his own against the more seasoned and less handsome star - Robert Mitchum. I have watched this movie over and over for years, but when I saw it on DVD - on AMAZON, it was well worth buying this copy. The commentary is excellent and Tab so funny and charming disucssing his feelings about the director and his costars. I really enjoyed the lady who discussed how training the horse who played "Kentuck" as well as other horses trained in Hollywood. She was really good too. I keep hearing people say - "But we didn't get to see the cat!" And hearing Mr. Wellman's son say his dad sort of regretted not showing us the "black panther" was a mistake, I have to disagree. When the cat kills "Arthur" in the movie - having his reaction to knowing he was about to die and seeing the fear in his eyes and not seeing the cat was perfect! I like not seeing the cat, it makes me wonder really how big was this cat really. I like the old saying - less is more - it really gives us an impression the way the old films did. They gave us more imagination. This is lost in today's movie making. I sure would suggest you buy this movie, it's well worth it and Tab Hunter is great in everything he does.
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