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I'd never seen it before. I've had it on DVD for many years, and I'm pretty sure I bought it because I'd read about that black-and-white-in-color look.
Very strange film. I'm actually surprised it's based on a book, because the bulk of the film (the family arguments in and around the house) feels so much like a play, especially the running joke of the dad and his booze-hiding places.
I felt bad watching Mitchum try to break down in tears on camera. Was that something he ever did well?
And with today's sensitivities about appropriate casting, watching 26-year-old Alfafa from Our Gang in prosthetics trying to play an elderly Native American took the film to a whole 'nother level.
I did enjoy it overall, and I especially liked the look. One thing I really love about Golden Age Hollywood is the frequent artificiality, and those exterior-interior sets were aesthetically quite appealing.
I'd just watched Tab Hunter in War Gods of the Deep a few weeks earlier, and he was much less bad in Track than in that one, though I'm not sure if he was good. I liked Diana Lynn a lot and was totally unfamiliar with her -- even though I'm a big Preston Sturges fan I don't think I've ever seen The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
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