Movie Description
Callaway Went Thataway
(1951)Overview
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Featured Crew
- Director : Melvin Frank,Norman Panama
- Producer : Melvin Frank,Norman Panama
- Writer : Norman Panama,Melvin Frank
- Editor : Cotton Warburton
- Cast : Fred MacMurray,Dorothy McGuire,Howard Keel,Jesse White,Fay Roope,Natalie Schafer,Douglas Kennedy,Elisabeth Fraser,John Indrisano,Stan Freberg,Don Haggerty,Acquanetta,John Banner,Hugh Beaumont,Mae Clarke,Lynn Farr,Douglas Fowley,Clark Gable,Ned Glass,Elizabeth Taylor,Esther Williams
Cast
Mike Frye
Deborah Patterson
Stretch Barnes / Smokey Callaway
Georgie Markham
Tom Lorrison
Martha Lorrison
Drunk
Marie
Johnny Terrento
Marvin
Director
Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mr. Adkins (uncredited)
Mother On Train (uncredited)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Gaffer (uncredited)
Clark Gable (uncredited)
Mailman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Esther Williams (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCallaway Went Thataway
Status Released
Release Information
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1951-11-15
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- Western