Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
1h 22m
Running Time
November 15, 1951Release Date
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
1h 22m
Running Time
November 15, 1951Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Fred MacMurray
Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire
Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel
Stretch Barnes / Smokey 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

Acquanetta
Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

John Banner
Headwaiter (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)

Melvin Frank
Director / Writer / Producer

Norman Panama
Writer / Director / Producer

Marlin Skiles
Music
Media.

Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
marketing
Wiki.
Callaway Went Thataway is a 1951 American comedy western film starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. It was written, directed, and produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. Also known as The Star Said No, it is a spoof of the craze generated by the television program Hopalong Cassidy.
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