The Big Cat (film)
The Big Cat is a 1949 American outdoor action film in Technicolor about a city boy who arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by drought, old fights and a cougar.
- Directed by Phil Karlson. Written by Morton Grant and Dorothy Yost.
Powerful Action! Thrilling Drama!(taglines)
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Dialogue
[edit]- Tom: Ain't you forgettin' this is my property?
- Matt: [with gun pointed at Tom] Ain't you forgettin' this is my gun?
- Gil: Tom, why don't you own up - that cat's too smart for you. Take a better shot than you're ever gonna be to collect that bounty. [laughs mockingly]
- Tom: You think so? [shoots Gil's hat from his hand]
- Gil: You ever do that again, Tom Eggers and I'm gonna split your back open.
- Tom: If I ever do it again, I won't be aiming at your hat.
Taglines
[edit]- Powerful Action! Thrilling Drama!
- COUGAR CUNNING THAT DEFIED HUNTERS' GUNS! (newspaper print ad - all caps)
- THRILL TO WILD MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE...OUTDOOR MAGNIFICENCE...YOUNG LOVE! (newspaper print ad - all caps)
Cast
[edit]- 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.
- Irving Bacon as Matt Cooper the Mailman.
- Gene Reynolds as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son.
