Those Calloways
They dared to dream the impossible!
1964 · 2h 11m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
Norman Tokar
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Those Calloways
Overview
Story of Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year, and he tries several schemes to buy a nearby lake for this santuary. He is thwarted at every attempt, it seems; he and his son try to get enough furs from their trapping venture to get the money, but the bottom falls out of the fur market. He uses the little money they get for a down payment on the lake, thereby losing their house when he can't make the mortgage payment. They move to the lake, where their friends help them build a cabin. A salesman stops in town, and tries to get the people to sell their land for a tourist venture; Cam is outraged at his tactics and takes desperate measures after he himself is tricked.
Director and cast
- Norman Tokar Director
- Brian Keith as Cam Calloway
- Vera Miles as Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
- Brandon De Wilde as Bucky Calloway
- Walter Brennan as Alf Simes
- Ed Wynn as Ed Parker
- Linda Evans as Bridie Mellott
- Philip Abbott as Dell Fraser
- John Larkin as Jim Mellott
- Parley Baer as Doane Shattuck
- Frank De Kova as Nigosh
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