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Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

M-G-M's new comedy hit!

Genres

ComedyWestern

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

15 November 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Stretch Barnes / Smokey Callaway

Jesse White

Jesse White

Georgie Markham

Fay Roope

Fay Roope

Tom Lorrison

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Martha Lorrison

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Drunk

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

Marie

John Indrisano

John Indrisano

Johnny Terrento

Stan Freberg

Stan Freberg

Marvin

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Director

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

John Banner

John Banner

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Mr. Adkins (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Mother On Train (uncredited)

Lynn Farr

Lynn Farr

Cowboy (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Gaffer (uncredited)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Clark Gable (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Mailman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Esther Williams (uncredited)

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