Callaway Went Thataway (1951)

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Callaway Went Thataway on IMDb 6.7/10 465 votes

Released:
1951-11-15

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.

Directors:
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Comedy, Western

  • Cast:
  • 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