Callaway Went Thataway

1951 NR 1h 22m 6.6

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.

Two smart marketing people, Mike Frye (Fred MacMurray) and Deborah Patterson (Dorothy McGuire), resurrect some old movies starring cowboy "Smoky" Callaway (Howard Keel) and put them on television. The movies are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately, no one can find him. When lookalike "Stretch" Barnes (also Howard Keel) 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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Info about Callaway Went Thataway

Studio(s): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: Nov 15, 1951

Production Country: United States

Budget: $1,103,000.00

Genres: Comedy, Western