Callaway Went Thataway

M-G-M's new comedy hit!

Duration: 82 min
Release date: 1951-11-15
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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.

Comedy Western

Callaway Went Thataway

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Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
as Mike Frye
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire
as Deborah Patterson
Howard Keel
Howard Keel
as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Jesse White
Jesse White
as Georgie Markham
Fay Roope
Fay Roope
as Tom Lorrison
Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer
as Martha Lorrison
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
as Drunk
Elisabeth Fraser
Elisabeth Fraser
as Marie
John Indrisano
John Indrisano
as Johnny Terrento
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg
as Marvin
Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty
as Director Don
Acquanetta
Acquanetta
as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
John Banner
John Banner
as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
as Mr. Adkins (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Mae Clarke
as Mother On Train (uncredited)
Lynn Farr
Lynn Farr
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
as Gaffer (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
as Clark Gable (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Ned Glass
as Mailman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Esther Williams
Esther Williams
as Esther Williams (uncredited)
Gene Alsace
Gene Alsace
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Dorothy Andre
Dorothy Andre
as Girl (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Salvador Baguez
as Mexican Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
as Gaffer (uncredited)
Robert Cabal
Robert Cabal
as Messenger (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Douglas Carter
as Salesman (uncredited)
Charlita
Charlita
as Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Harry Cody
as Salesman (uncredited)
Carlos Conde
Carlos Conde
as Native (uncredited)
Harold Cornsweet
Harold Cornsweet
as Salesman (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Jonathan Cott
as Photographer (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Tom Daly
as Cutter (uncredited)
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
as Salesman (uncredited)
Billy Dix
Billy Dix
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
Helen Eby-Rock
as Phone Operator (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Tom Ferrandini
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
Paul Fierro
as Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Gallagher
Glen Gallagher
as Salesman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray
Beatrice Gray
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
as Waiter (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
as Club Patron (uncredited)
James Harrison
James Harrison
as Heavy (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Chester Hayes
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Samuel Herrera
Samuel Herrera
as Native Fisherman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Frank Hyers
Frank Hyers
as Salesman (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Perk Lazelle
as Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Lee
Rudy Lee
as Little Kid (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
as Studio Guard (uncredited)
Margie Liszt
Margie Liszt
as Phone Girl (uncredited)
Mickey Little
Mickey Little
as Little Kid (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Louise Lorimer
as Irate Woman in New York
Robert Locke Lorraine
Robert Locke Lorraine
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn
as Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
as Club Patron (uncredited)
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Paul McGuire
as Cutter (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Board Member (uncredited)
Pat Mitchell
Pat Mitchell
as Little Kid (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
as Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited)
B.G. Norman
B.G. Norman
as Little Kid (uncredited)
George Pembroke
George Pembroke
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Ann Robinson
as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
as Boy (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Tony Roux
as Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited)
Kay Scott
Kay Scott
as Phone Girl (uncredited)
Carl Sepulveda
Carl Sepulveda
as Heavy (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Ben Strobach
Ben Strobach
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Phil Tead
as Salesman (uncredited)
Lonnie Thomas
Lonnie Thomas
as Tommy (uncredited)
Wayne C. Treadway
Wayne C. Treadway
as Salesman (uncredited)
Hank Weaver
Hank Weaver
as Announcer (uncredited)
Smoki Whitfield
Smoki Whitfield
as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood
as Attendant (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra
Roque Ybarra
as Native Fisherman (uncredited)
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