Callaway Went Thataway
M-G-M's new comedy hit!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
1951-11-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
5.1
Fred MacMurray
Mike Frye
Dorothy McGuire
Deborah Patterson
Howard Keel
Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Jesse White
Georgie Markham
Fay Roope
Tom Lorrison
Natalie Schafer
Martha Lorrison
Douglas Kennedy
Drunk
Elisabeth Fraser
Marie
John Indrisano
Johnny Terrento
Stan Freberg
Marvin
Don Haggerty
Director Don
Acquanetta
Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
John Banner
Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Mr. Adkins (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Mother On Train (uncredited)
Lynn Farr
Cowboy (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Gaffer (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Mailman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Esther Williams
Esther Williams (uncredited)
Gene Alsace
Cowboy (uncredited)
Dorothy Andre
Girl (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Mexican Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Gaffer (uncredited)
Robert Cabal
Messenger (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Salesman (uncredited)
Charlita
Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Salesman (uncredited)
Carlos Conde
Native (uncredited)
Harold Cornsweet
Salesman (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Photographer (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Club Patron (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Cutter (uncredited)
Jack Davis
Salesman (uncredited)
Billy Dix
Cowboy (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)
George Ford
Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Gallagher
Salesman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Club Patron (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray
Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Waiter (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Club Patron (uncredited)
James Harrison
Heavy (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Samuel Herrera
Native Fisherman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Frank Hyers
Salesman (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Lee
Little Kid (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Studio Guard (uncredited)
Margie Liszt
Phone Girl (uncredited)
Mickey Little
Little Kid (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Irate Woman in New York
Robert Locke Lorraine
Club Patron (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Club Patron (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Lawyer (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Cutter (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Board Member (uncredited)
Pat Mitchell
Little Kid (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited)
B.G. Norman
Little Kid (uncredited)
George Pembroke
Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Dennis Ross
Boy (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited)
Kay Scott
Phone Girl (uncredited)
Carl Sepulveda
Heavy (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Ben Strobach
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Salesman (uncredited)
Lonnie Thomas
Tommy (uncredited)
Wayne C. Treadway
Salesman (uncredited)
Hank Weaver
Announcer (uncredited)
Smoki Whitfield
Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Attendant (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra
Native Fisherman (uncredited)
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