Callaway Went Thataway
M-G-M's new comedy hit!
5.6(15) 1951-11-15 82 minComedyWestern
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.
WriterNorman Panama
DirectorMelvin Frank
DirectorNorman Panama
WriterMelvin Frank
ProducerMelvin Frank
ProducerNorman Panama
Original Music ComposerMarlin Skiles
Cast & characters
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
Natalie Schafer
as Martha Lorrison
Douglas Kennedy
as Drunk
Elisabeth Fraser
as Marie
No photo
John Indrisano
as Johnny Terrento
Stan Freberg
as Marvin
Don Haggerty
as Director Don
Acquanetta
as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
John Banner
as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
as Mr. Adkins (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
as Mother On Train (uncredited)
No photo
Lynn Farr
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
as Gaffer (uncredited)
Clark Gable
as Clark Gable (uncredited)
Ned Glass
as Mailman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Esther Williams
as Esther Williams (uncredited)
Gene Alsace
as Cowboy (uncredited)
No photo
Dorothy Andre
as Girl (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
as Mexican Bartender (uncredited)
