United States / Nov 15, 1951 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth Fraser | Marie |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Dorothy Andre | Girl (uncredited) |
| Salvador Baguez | Mexican Bartender (uncredited) |
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| Paul Bryar | Gaffer (uncredited) |
| Robert Cabal | Messenger (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Charlita | Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited) |
| Harry Cody | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Carlos Conde | Native (uncredited) |
| Harold Cornsweet | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Cott | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom Daly | Cutter (uncredited) |
| Jack Davis | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Billy Dix | Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Helen Eby-Rock | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Tom Ferrandini | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Paul Fierro | Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Glen Gallagher | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Gray | Woman at Bar (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| James Harrison | Heavy (uncredited) |
| Chester Hayes | Cantina Patron (uncredited) |
| Samuel Herrera | Native Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Earle Hodgins | Somerset Club Doorman (untitled) |
| Frank Hyers | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Perk Lazelle | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Rudy Lee | Little Kid (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Studio Guard (uncredited) |
| Margie Liszt | Phone Girl (uncredited) |
| Mickey Little | Little Kid (uncredited) |
| Louise Lorimer | Irate Woman in New York |
| Robert Locke Lorraine | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Emmett Lynn | Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| John Maxwell | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Paul McGuire | Cutter (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Pat Mitchell | Little Kid (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited) |
| B.G. Norman | Little Kid (uncredited) |
| George Pembroke | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Ranch Hand (uncredited) |
| Ann Robinson | Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited) |
| Dennis Ross | Boy (uncredited) |
| Tony Roux | Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited) |
| Kay Scott | Phone Girl (uncredited) |
| Carl Sepulveda | Heavy (uncredited) |
| Glenn Strange | Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited) |
| Ben Strobach | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Phil Tead | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Lonnie Thomas | Tommy (uncredited) |
| Wayne C. Treadway | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Hank Weaver | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Smoki Whitfield | Washroom Attendant (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Attendant (uncredited) |
| Roque Ybarra | Native Fisherman (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Callaway Went Thataway |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 15 novembre 1951 |
| Production | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Writer | Norman Panama, Melvin Frank |
| Editing | Cotton Warburton |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Assistant directors | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Camera operators | Ray June |
| Additional photography | Ray June |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu |
| Special effects | A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe |
| Music | Marlin Skiles, Douglas Shearer, Albert Sendrey |
| Sound | Marlin Skiles, Douglas Shearer, Albert Sendrey |
| Costume design | Helen Rose, Gile Steele, Sydney Guilaroff, John Truwe, William Tuttle, Blake Wagner |
| Makeup | John Truwe, William Tuttle, Helen Rose, Gile Steele, Sydney Guilaroff, Blake Wagner |
| Hairstyling | Helen Rose, Gile Steele, Sydney Guilaroff, John Truwe, William Tuttle, Blake Wagner |
Release dates
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