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Callaway Went Thataway

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Callaway Went Thataway

M-G-M's new comedy hit!

5.3

1h 22m

1951

“M-G-M's new comedy hit!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Melvin Frank

Norman Panama

ComedyWestern

marketing

Cast & Crew

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

as Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

as Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Jesse White

Jesse White

as Georgie Markham

Fay Roope

Fay Roope

as Tom Lorrison

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

as Martha Lorrison

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

as Drunk

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

as Marie

John Indrisano

as Johnny Terrento

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