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Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

Release: 1951-11-15 ·Runtime: 82m ·★ 5.1
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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Phil Tead Phil Tead as Salesman (uncredited) Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited) Paul Bryar Paul Bryar as Gaffer (uncredited) Helen Eby-Rock Helen Eby-Rock as Phone Operator (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre Jeffrey Sayre as Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited) Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer as Martha Lorrison Smoki Whitfield Smoki Whitfield as Washroom Attendant (uncredited) Dorothy McGuire Dorothy McGuire as Deborah Patterson Elisabeth Fraser Elisabeth Fraser as Marie Harold Miller Harold Miller as Board Member (uncredited) Rudy Lee Rudy Lee as Little Kid (uncredited) Kay Scott Kay Scott as Phone Girl (uncredited) Earle Hodgins Earle Hodgins as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled) John Banner John Banner as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited) Jonathan Cott Jonathan Cott as Photographer (uncredited) George Pembroke George Pembroke as Bartender (uncredited) Howard Keel Howard Keel as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway Salvador Baguez Salvador Baguez as Mexican Bartender (uncredited) Gene Alsace Gene Alsace as Cowboy (uncredited) Wilbur Mack Wilbur Mack as Club Patron (uncredited) Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited) Stan Freberg Stan Freberg as Marvin Charlita Charlita as Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited) Beatrice Gray Beatrice Gray as Woman at Bar (uncredited) Jesse White Jesse White as Georgie Markham Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley as Gaffer (uncredited) Robert Cabal Robert Cabal as Messenger (uncredited) John Maxwell John Maxwell as Lawyer (uncredited) Glenn Strange Glenn Strange as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited) Fay Roope Fay Roope as Tom Lorrison Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Drunk Clark Gable Clark Gable as Clark Gable (uncredited) Ned Glass Ned Glass as Mailman (uncredited) Paul Fierro Paul Fierro as Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited) Don Haggerty Don Haggerty as Director Don Acquanetta Acquanetta as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited) Louise Lorimer Louise Lorimer as Irate Woman in New York Emmett Lynn Emmett Lynn as Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited) B.G. Norman B.G. Norman as Little Kid (uncredited) Esther Williams Esther Williams as Esther Williams (uncredited) Hugh Beaumont Hugh Beaumont as Mr. Adkins (uncredited) Ann Robinson Ann Robinson as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited) Lee Phelps Lee Phelps as Ranch Hand (uncredited) Fred MacMurray Fred MacMurray as Mike Frye Mae Clarke Mae Clarke as Mother On Train (uncredited)