The Big Cat (film)

thumb|The Big Cat (1949) 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) Dialogue 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 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 Lon McCallister - Danny Turner Peggy Ann Garner - Doris Cooper Preston Foster - Tom Eggers Forrest Tucker - Gil Hawks Skip Homeier - Jim Hawks, Gil's Son Sara Haden - Mrs. Mary Cooper Irving Bacon - Matt Cooper the Mailman Gene Reynolds - Wid Hawks, Gil's Son External links Category:Films directed by Phil Karlson Category:1949 American films Category:American adventure films Category:American western (genre) films Category:Films about big cats Category:Films set in Utah Category:1949 English-language films Category:Films about animal hunting Category:Films directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Category:Films set in the 1930s