Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

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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.

US

Made in US

5.6/10

1951

Comedy
Western
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

As Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

As Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

As Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Jesse White

Jesse White

As Georgie Markham

Fay Roope

Fay Roope

As Tom Lorrison

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

As Martha Lorrison

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

As Drunk

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

As Marie

John Indrisano

John Indrisano

As Johnny Terrento

Stan Freberg

Stan Freberg

As Marvin

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

As Director Don

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

As Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

John Banner

John Banner

As Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

As Mr. Adkins (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

As Mother On Train (uncredited)

Lynn Farr

Lynn Farr

As Cowboy (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

As Gaffer (uncredited)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

As Clark Gable (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

As Mailman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

As Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

As Esther Williams (uncredited)

Gene Alsace

Gene Alsace

As Cowboy (uncredited)

Dorothy Andre

Dorothy Andre

As Girl (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Salvador Baguez

As Mexican Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

As Gaffer (uncredited)

Robert Cabal

Robert Cabal

As Messenger (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Douglas Carter

As Salesman (uncredited)

Charlita

Charlita

As Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Harry Cody

As Salesman (uncredited)

Carlos Conde

Carlos Conde

As Native (uncredited)

Harold Cornsweet

Harold Cornsweet

As Salesman (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

Jonathan Cott

As Photographer (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Tom Daly

As Cutter (uncredited)

Jack Davis

Jack Davis

As Salesman (uncredited)

Billy Dix

Billy Dix

As Cowboy (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

Helen Eby-Rock

As Phone Operator (uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

Tom Ferrandini

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Paul Fierro

As Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)

George Ford

George Ford

As Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Gallagher

Glen Gallagher

As Salesman (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray

Beatrice Gray

As Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

As Waiter (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

As Club Patron (uncredited)

James Harrison

James Harrison

As Heavy (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

Chester Hayes

As Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Samuel Herrera

Samuel Herrera

As Native Fisherman (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

As Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

Frank Hyers

Frank Hyers

As Salesman (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle

Perk Lazelle

As Reporter (uncredited)

Rudy Lee

Rudy Lee

As Little Kid (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

As Studio Guard (uncredited)

Margie Liszt

Margie Liszt

As Phone Girl (uncredited)

Mickey Little

Mickey Little

As Little Kid (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

Louise Lorimer

As Irate Woman in New York

Robert Locke Lorraine

Robert Locke Lorraine

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

As Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

As Club Patron (uncredited)

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

As Lawyer (uncredited)

Paul McGuire

Paul McGuire

As Cutter (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

As Board Member (uncredited)

Pat Mitchell

Pat Mitchell

As Little Kid (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

As Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited)

B.G. Norman

B.G. Norman

As Little Kid (uncredited)

George Pembroke

George Pembroke

As Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

As Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Ann Robinson

Ann Robinson

As Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross

As Boy (uncredited)

Tony Roux

Tony Roux

As Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

As Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited)

Kay Scott

Kay Scott

As Phone Girl (uncredited)

Carl Sepulveda

Carl Sepulveda

As Heavy (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

As Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)

Ben Strobach

Ben Strobach

As Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Phil Tead

As Salesman (uncredited)

Lonnie Thomas

Lonnie Thomas

As Tommy (uncredited)

Wayne C. Treadway

Wayne C. Treadway

As Salesman (uncredited)

Hank Weaver

Hank Weaver

As Announcer (uncredited)

Smoki Whitfield

Smoki Whitfield

As Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

As Attendant (uncredited)

Roque Ybarra

Roque Ybarra

As Native Fisherman (uncredited)

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