Track of the Cat (film)

Track of the Cat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
Screenplay byA. I. Bezzerides
Based onthe novel The Track of the Cat
by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Produced byRobert Fellows
John Wayne
StarringRobert Mitchum
Teresa Wright
Diana Lynn
CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier
Edited byFred MacDowell
Music byRoy Webb
Color processWarnercolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 19, 1954 (1954-11-19)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million

Track of the Cat is a 1954 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright and Diana Lynn. The film is 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 was The Ox-Bow Incident in 1943. Track of the Cat was produced by John Wayne and Robert Fellows for their production company Batjac Productions.