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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

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