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)

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 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.