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  • Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
  • Approved
    81 min | Comedy, Western
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
Approved
81 min | Comedy, Western

Two marketing professionals hire a lookalike of classic Western actor Smoky Callaway to impersonate the actor and make new films, but things go awry when the real Callaway, thought long missing, returns.
Writers
Norman Panama (written by) | Melvin Frank (written by)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Nov 15, 1951 (United States)

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