Track of the Cat
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Track of the Cat is a 1954 Western drama film known for its stark visual style, psychological themes, and performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Track of the Cat | 1 |
| Track of the Cat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9217353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Track of the Cat Context triple: [William Hopper, appearedInFilm, Track of the Cat]
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A.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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B.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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C.
The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle is a 1934 American musical film adaptation of the Jerome Kern–Otto Harbach stage musical, blending romance and operetta-style songs in a European setting.
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D.
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In is a jazzy, stylized animated short from Disney’s 1940s era that follows teenagers spontaneously dancing and partying as they are drawn into existence by a lively pencil.
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E.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity: The Mystery Cat is a famous poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a cunning, elusive master criminal cat who continually outwits the authorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Track of the Cat Target entity description: Track of the Cat is a 1954 Western drama film known for its stark visual style, psychological themes, and performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright.
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A.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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B.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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C.
The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle is a 1934 American musical film adaptation of the Jerome Kern–Otto Harbach stage musical, blending romance and operetta-style songs in a European setting.
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D.
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In is a jazzy, stylized animated short from Disney’s 1940s era that follows teenagers spontaneously dancing and partying as they are drawn into existence by a lively pencil.
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E.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity: The Mystery Cat is a famous poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a cunning, elusive master criminal cat who continually outwits the authorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Walter Van Tilburg Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Track of the Cat (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Clothier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
RKO Radio Pictures
ⓘ
Warner Bros. (later home media) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fred Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mount Rainier National Park
NERFINISHED
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Washington (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAnimalMotif | panther ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family conflict
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fear and superstition ⓘ repression ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | false ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Curt Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological drama within a frontier family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright
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psychological themes ⓘ stark visual style ⓘ use of near-monochrome color palette ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Fellows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-11-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | A.I. Bezzerides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ranch in the American West ⓘ |
| starring |
Beulah Bondi
NERFINISHED
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Carl Switzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Tonge NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tab Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra | Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Track of the Cat Description of subject: Track of the Cat is a 1954 Western drama film known for its stark visual style, psychological themes, and performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Track of the Cat