"M-G-M's new comedy hit!"

1951

1h 22m

5.1(13 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

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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82 members

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Fred MacMurray

Mike Frye

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Dorothy McGuire

Deborah Patterson

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Howard Keel

Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

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Jesse White

Georgie Markham

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Fay Roope

Tom Lorrison

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Natalie Schafer

Martha Lorrison

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Douglas Kennedy

Drunk

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Elisabeth Fraser

Marie

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John Indrisano

Johnny Terrento

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Stan Freberg

Marvin

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Don Haggerty

Director Don

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Acquanetta

Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited)

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John Banner

Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited)

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Hugh Beaumont

Mr. Adkins (uncredited)

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Mae Clarke

Mother On Train (uncredited)

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Lynn Farr

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Douglas Fowley

Gaffer (uncredited)

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Clark Gable

Clark Gable (uncredited)

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Ned Glass

Mailman (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

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Esther Williams

Esther Williams (uncredited)

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Gene Alsace

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Dorothy Andre

Girl (uncredited)

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Salvador Baguez

Mexican Bartender (uncredited)

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Paul Bryar

Gaffer (uncredited)

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Robert Cabal

Messenger (uncredited)

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Douglas Carter

Salesman (uncredited)

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Charlita

Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited)

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Harry Cody

Salesman (uncredited)

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Carlos Conde

Native (uncredited)

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Harold Cornsweet

Salesman (uncredited)

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Jonathan Cott

Photographer (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Daly

Cutter (uncredited)

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Jack Davis

Salesman (uncredited)

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Billy Dix

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Helen Eby-Rock

Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Tom Ferrandini

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Paul Fierro

Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited)

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George Ford

Waiter (uncredited)

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Glen Gallagher

Salesman (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Beatrice Gray

Woman at Bar (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Waiter (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Club Patron (uncredited)

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James Harrison

Heavy (uncredited)

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Chester Hayes

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Samuel Herrera

Native Fisherman (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

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Frank Hyers

Salesman (uncredited)

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Perk Lazelle

Reporter (uncredited)

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Rudy Lee

Little Kid (uncredited)

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Mitchell Lewis

Studio Guard (uncredited)

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Margie Liszt

Phone Girl (uncredited)

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Mickey Little

Little Kid (uncredited)

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Louise Lorimer

Irate Woman in New York

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Robert Locke Lorraine

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Emmett Lynn

Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Club Patron (uncredited)

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John Maxwell

Lawyer (uncredited)

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Paul McGuire

Cutter (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Board Member (uncredited)

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Pat Mitchell

Little Kid (uncredited)

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Paul Newlan

Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited)

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B.G. Norman

Little Kid (uncredited)

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George Pembroke

Bartender (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Ranch Hand (uncredited)

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Ann Robinson

Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)

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Dennis Ross

Boy (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited)

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Kay Scott

Phone Girl (uncredited)

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Carl Sepulveda

Heavy (uncredited)

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Glenn Strange

Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)

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Ben Strobach

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Phil Tead

Salesman (uncredited)

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Lonnie Thomas

Tommy (uncredited)

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Wayne C. Treadway

Salesman (uncredited)

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Hank Weaver

Announcer (uncredited)

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Smoki Whitfield

Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Attendant (uncredited)

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Roque Ybarra

Native Fisherman (uncredited)

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