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Callaway Went Thataway
“M-G-M's new comedy hit!”
5.6 / 10• 1951• 1h 22m•NR• English
ComedyWestern
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fred MacMurray
Mike Frye
Lead
Dorothy McGuire
Deborah Patterson
Howard Keel
Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Jesse White
Georgie Markham
Fay Roope
Tom Lorrison
Natalie Schafer
Martha Lorrison
Douglas Kennedy
Drunk
Elisabeth Fraser
Marie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melvin Frank's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Callaway Went Thataway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
