Callaway Went Thataway
M-G-M's new comedy hit!
1951 · 1h 22m · APPROVED
Comedy, Western
Directed by
Melvin Frank
,
Norman Panama
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.
Director and cast
- Melvin Frank Director
- Norman Panama Director
- Fred McMurray as Mike Frye
- Fred MacMurray as Mike Frye
- Dorothy McGuire as Deborah Patterson
- Howard Keel as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
- Jesse White as Georgie Markham
- Fay Roope as Tom Lorrison
- Natalie Schafer as Martha Lorrison
- Douglas Kennedy as Drunk
- Elisabeth Fraser as Marie
- John Indrisano as Johnny Terrento
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