Summary
A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by a cougar.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 37
IMDb5.5
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 adventure movies, −25 min on the typical 103
typical 10378Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1949
April 1, 1949
77 years ago
Genres
AdventureRomanceDramaWesternLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 3
- Phil Karlson Director
- William L. Nolte Assistant Director
- Ridgeway Callow Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dorothy Yost Screenplay
- Morton Grant Story, Screenplay
Production · 1
- William Moss Producer
Camera · 1
- W. Howard Greene Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Harvey Manger Editor
Sound · 1
- Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Frank Durlauf Art Direction
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