Callaway Went Thataway

"M-G-M's new comedy hit!"

Nov 15 1951 Approved 1h 21m
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. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.

Plot

Two smart marketing people, Mike Frye (Fred MacMurray) and Deborah Patterson (Dorothy McGuire), resurrect some old movies starring cowboy "Smoky" Callaway (Howard Keel) and put them on television. The movies are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately, no one can find him. When look-a-like "Stretch" Barnes (also Howard Keel) sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.

Written by

Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Directed by

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Cast

Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, Howard Keel

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Callaway Went Thataway Original Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
847
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA