The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Melvin FrankDirector
- Norman PanamaWriter
- Norman PanamaDirector
- Melvin FrankWriter
- Marlin SkilesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fred MacMurrayMike Frye
- Dorothy McGuireDeborah Patterson
- Howard KeelStretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
- Jesse WhiteGeorgie Markham
- Fay RoopeTom Lorrison
- Natalie SchaferMartha Lorrison
- Douglas KennedyDrunk
- Elisabeth FraserMarie
- John IndrisanoJohnny Terrento
- Stan FrebergMarvin
- Don HaggertyDirector Don
- AcquanettaNative Girl with Smoky (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
marketing