Adventure ·Romance ·Drama ·Western · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 18m

The Big Cat

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Director
Phil Karlson
Cast
Lon McCallister as Danny Turner Peggy Ann Garner as Doris Cooper Preston Foster as Tom Eggers Forrest Tucker as Gil Hawks Skip Homeier as Jim Hawks, Gil' Son Sara Haden as Mrs. Mary Cooper
Crew
W. Howard Greene — Director of Photography Harvey Manger — Editor Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer Morton Grant — Screenplay Dorothy Yost — Screenplay Morton Grant — Story
Tagline

THRILL TO WILD MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE...OUTDOOR MAGNIFICENCE...YOUNG LOVE!

Synopsis

A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by a cougar.

Mood & Themes
utahmountainpumarural areacougarhuntingdrought1930s
Key Collaborators
Phil Karlson Director W. Howard Greene Director of Photography Harvey Manger Editor Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Morton Grant Screenplay Dorothy Yost Screenplay Morton Grant Story William Moss Producer
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