Track of the Cat

1954 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q3464636
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Summary

Track of the Cat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: William A. Wellman[3]
  • Screenwriter: Albert Isaac Bezzerides[4]
  • Composer: Roy Webb[5]
  • Genre: Western film[6], drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Robert Mitchum[8], Teresa Wright[9], Diana Lynn[10], Tab Hunter[11], Beulah Bondi[12], William Hopper[13], Carl Switzer[14], Philip Tonge[15]
  • Producer: John Wayne[16]
  • Director of photography: William H. Clothier[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Color: color[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1954[22], November 12, 1954[23], November 19, 1954[24]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Netflix[26]
  • Narrative location: California[27]
  • Title: Track of the Cat[28]
  • Duration: 102 minutes[29]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.55:1[30]
  • Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling[31]
  • BBFC rating: PG certificate[32]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[33]
  • Australian Classification: PG[34]
  • ClassInd rating: 10[35]

Why It Matters

Track of the Cat has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Brazilian Advisory Rating System. Retrieved . portal.mj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 166444
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 166444, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  2. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → track-of-the-cat
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: track-of-the-cat, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295966073|Track of the Cat (#295966073)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il ci"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1954-11-12T00:00:00Z, +1954-11-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Albert Isaac Bezzerides
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+102'}
    Bbfc rating → PG certificate
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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