Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMelvin Frank
Norman Panama
Written byMelvin Frank
Norman Panama
Produced byMelvin Frank
Norman Panama
Starring
CinematographyRay June
Edited byCotton Warburton
Music byMarlin Skiles
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • November 15, 1951 (1951-11-15)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,103,000
Box office$1,338,000

Callaway Went Thataway is a 1951 American comedy western 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 is a spoof of the craze generated by the television program Hopalong Cassidy.