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Callaway Went Thataway (1951)

NR · 1951-11-15 · 1h 22m · EN
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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.

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Melvin FrankDirector, WriterNorman PanamaDirector, Writer

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Fred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayMike FryeDorothy McGuireDorothy McGuireDeborah PattersonHoward KeelHoward KeelStretch Barnes / Smokey CallawayJesse WhiteJesse WhiteGeorgie MarkhamFay RoopeFay RoopeTom LorrisonNatalie SchaferNatalie SchaferMartha LorrisonDouglas KennedyDouglas KennedyDrunkElisabeth FraserElisabeth FraserMarieJohn IndrisanoJohn IndrisanoJohnny TerrentoStan FrebergStan FrebergMarvinDon HaggertyDon HaggertyDirectorJohn BannerJohn BannerHeadwaiter (uncredited)

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Marketing

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Genre affinityComedy · WesternTheme affinityMarketingDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference177455 · 177456Actor preference180007 · 318590 · 209954

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What is Callaway Went Thataway about?

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.

How long is Callaway Went Thataway?

Callaway Went Thataway has a runtime of 82 minutes.