Callaway Went Thataway

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Callaway Went Thataway

Directed by	Melvin Frank Norman Panama
Produced by	Melvin Frank Norman Panama
Written by	Melvin Frank Norman Panama
Starring	Fred MacMurray Dorothy McGuire Howard Keel
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Cinematography	Ray June
Editing by	Cotton Warburton
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release date(s)	November 15, 1951
Running time	81 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Callaway Went Thataway is a 1951 American comedy/satire film starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. It was written, directed, and produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. Also known as The Star Said No, it was a satire of the television program Hopalong Cassidy.

[edit] Plot

Two smart marketing people (MacMurray and McGuire) resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway (Keel) 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 (also played by Keel) sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.

Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, and Esther Williams make cameo appearances.