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Those Calloways
“They dared to dream the impossible!”
6.5 / 10• 1964• 2h 11m•PG• English
DramaFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Brian Keith
Cam Calloway
Lead
Vera Miles
Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
Brandon De Wilde
Bucky Calloway
Walter Brennan
Alf Simes
Ed Wynn
Ed Parker
Linda Evans
Bridie Mellott
Philip Abbott
Dell Fraser
John Larkin
Jim Mellott
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Tokar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Those Calloways is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
