Callaway Went Thataway (1951)

M-G-M's new comedy hit!

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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Fred MacMurray

Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire

Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel

Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Jesse White

Georgie Markham

Fay Roope

Tom Lorrison

Natalie Schafer

Martha Lorrison

Douglas Kennedy

Drunk

Elisabeth Fraser

Marie

J

John Indrisano

Johnny Terrento

Stan Freberg

Marvin

Don Haggerty

Director Don

Acquanetta

Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

John Banner

Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Mr. Adkins (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Mother On Train (uncredited)

L

Lynn Farr

Cowboy (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Gaffer (uncredited)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Mailman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams (uncredited)

Gene Alsace

Cowboy (uncredited)

D

Dorothy Andre

Girl (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Mexican Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Gaffer (uncredited)

Robert Cabal

Messenger (uncredited)

D

Douglas Carter

Salesman (uncredited)

Charlita

Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)

H

Harry Cody

Salesman (uncredited)

C

Carlos Conde

Native (uncredited)

H

Harold Cornsweet

Salesman (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

Photographer (uncredited)

O

Oliver Cross

Club Patron (uncredited)

T

Tom Daly

Cutter (uncredited)

J

Jack Davis

Salesman (uncredited)

B

Billy Dix

Cowboy (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

Phone Operator (uncredited)

T

Tom Ferrandini

Club Patron (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)

G

George Ford

Waiter (uncredited)

G

Glen Gallagher

Salesman (uncredited)

H

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray

Woman at Bar (uncredited)

R

Robert Haines

Waiter (uncredited)

S

Stuart Hall

Club Patron (uncredited)

J

James Harrison

Heavy (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

S

Samuel Herrera

Native Fisherman (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

F

Frank Hyers

Salesman (uncredited)

P

Perk Lazelle

Reporter (uncredited)

Rudy Lee

Little Kid (uncredited)

M

Mitchell Lewis

Studio Guard (uncredited)

M

Margie Liszt

Phone Girl (uncredited)

M

Mickey Little

Little Kid (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

Irate Woman in New York

R

Robert Locke Lorraine

Club Patron (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Club Patron (uncredited)

John Maxwell

Lawyer (uncredited)

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