Callaway Went Thataway

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.

5.321

82 min

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Mike Frye

Dorothy McGuire

as Deborah Patterson

Howard Keel

as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Jesse White

as Georgie Markham

Fay Roope

as Tom Lorrison

Natalie Schafer

as Martha Lorrison

Douglas Kennedy

as Drunk

Elisabeth Fraser

as Marie

John Indrisano

as Johnny Terrento

Stan Freberg

as Marvin

Don Haggerty

as Director Don

Acquanetta

as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

John Banner

as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

as Mr. Adkins (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

as Mother On Train (uncredited)

Lynn Farr

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

as Gaffer (uncredited)

Clark Gable

as Clark Gable (uncredited)

Ned Glass

as Mailman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Esther Williams

as Esther Williams (uncredited)

Gene Alsace

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Dorothy Andre

as Girl (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

as Mexican Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Gaffer (uncredited)

Robert Cabal

as Messenger (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

as Salesman (uncredited)

Charlita

as Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)

Harry Cody

as Salesman (uncredited)

Carlos Conde

as Native (uncredited)

Harold Cornsweet

as Salesman (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

as Photographer (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Tom Daly

as Cutter (uncredited)

Jack Davis

as Salesman (uncredited)

Billy Dix

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

as Phone Operator (uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

as Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)

George Ford

as Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Gallagher

as Salesman (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray

as Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Waiter (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Club Patron (uncredited)

James Harrison

as Heavy (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

as Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Samuel Herrera

as Native Fisherman (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

Frank Hyers

as Salesman (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle

as Reporter (uncredited)

Rudy Lee

as Little Kid (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

as Studio Guard (uncredited)

Margie Liszt

as Phone Girl (uncredited)

Mickey Little

as Little Kid (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

as Irate Woman in New York

Robert Locke Lorraine

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

as Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Club Patron (uncredited)

John Maxwell

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Paul McGuire

as Cutter (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Board Member (uncredited)

Pat Mitchell

as Little Kid (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

as Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited)

B.G. Norman

as Little Kid (uncredited)

George Pembroke

as Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Ann Robinson

as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)

Dennis Ross

as Boy (uncredited)

Tony Roux

as Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited)

Kay Scott

as Phone Girl (uncredited)

Carl Sepulveda

as Heavy (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)

Ben Strobach

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Phil Tead

as Salesman (uncredited)

Lonnie Thomas

as Tommy (uncredited)

Wayne C. Treadway

as Salesman (uncredited)

Hank Weaver

as Announcer (uncredited)

Smoki Whitfield

as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Attendant (uncredited)

Roque Ybarra

as Native Fisherman (uncredited)

Director

Melvin Frank

Norman Panama