The Big Cat.
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✎ Suggest a correctionAn action melodrama about the hunting and killing of a vicious cougar in the Rocky Mountain country during the depression and drought of 1932.
Danny Turner (Lon McCallister) arrives in the area to move into his mother's birthplace now owned by his stepfather Tom Eggars (Preston Foster) Tom is constantly threatened by a hostile neighbor, Gil Hawkes (Forrest Tucker) Shortly after Danny arrives Tom and Gil have a scuffle, a sure sign of a soon-to-be war. After some close calls with Gil, the drought and the cougar become such big issues that the mayor of a nearby town announces that a hunt be started for the big cat. The hunt is unsuccessful, with the Eggars' dog chasing the cou
Danny Turner (Lon McCallister) arrives in the area to move into his mother's birthplace now owned by his stepfather Tom Eggars (Preston Foster) Tom is constantly threatened by a hostile neighbor, Gil Hawkes (Forrest Tucker) Shortly after Danny arrives Tom and Gil have a scuffle, a sure sign of a soon-to-be war. After some close calls with Gil, the drought and the cougar become such big issues that the mayor of a nearby town announces that a hunt be started for the big cat. The hunt is unsuccessful, with the Eggars' dog chasing the cou
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© Pathe Industries, Inc.; 19May49; LP2316.
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THE BIG CAT. William Moss Pictures, Inc. Released through Eagle-Lion Films, Inc., c1949. 76 min., sd., color, 35mm. Summary: An action melodrama about the hunting and killing of a vicious cougar in the Rocky Mountain country during the depression and drought of 1932. Credits: Producer, William Moss; director, Phil Karlson; story, Morton Grant; screenplay, Morton Grant, Dorothy Yost; music score, Paul Sawtell; music director, Irving Friedman; film editor, Harvey Manger. Cast: Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier. © Pathe Industries, Inc.; 19May49; LP2316.
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