Track of the Cat (1954) is a William A. Wellman film starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. 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 being The Ox-Bow Incident. Track of the Cat was produced by John Wayne and Robert Fellows for their Wayne/Fellows production company. Curt Bridges (Robert Mitchum) and his brother, Arthur (William Hopper), track down the panther which has killed many of the cattle on his family's ranch. At the same time their family begins to (further) fall apart at home while awaiting their return. The discovery of Arthur's body further fractures the family and sends Ma and Pa Bridges further into each of their respective personal problems. The outdoor scenes were filmed on Mount Rainier, Washington and Mitchum regarded shooting in the deep snow and cold as the worst filming conditions he had ever experienced. Director William A. Wellman had always intended to film a black & white movie in color. The photography of William Clothier was designed to highlight black and white and downplay colors.