Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
M-G-M's new comedy hit!
1951 · NR · 1h 22m · Comedy, Western
Genres: Comedy, Western
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.
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Writers: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Music by: Marlin Skiles
Cinematography: Ray June
Editor: Cotton Warburton
Cast
Fred MacMurray as Mike FryeDorothy McGuire as Deborah PattersonHoward Keel as Stretch Barnes / Smoky CallawayJesse White as Georgie MarkhamFay Roope as Tom LorrisonNatalie Schafer as Martha LorrisonDouglas Kennedy as DrunkElisabeth Fraser as MarieJohn Indrisano as Johnny TerrentoStan Freberg as MarvinDon Haggerty as Director DonAcquanetta as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)More like this
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