Those Calloways (1965)
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Originally trade-previewed as Those Crazy Calloways, Disney's Those Calloways is a lengthy, anecdotal film about a highly individualistic New England family. Patriarch Cam Calloway (Brian Keith) is regarded as a crank by the local villagers because of his dream to build a bird sanctuary that… More Originally trade-previewed as Those Crazy Calloways, Disney's Those Calloways is a lengthy, anecdotal film about a highly individualistic New England family. Patriarch Cam Calloway (Brian Keith) is regarded as a crank by the local villagers because of his dream to build a bird sanctuary that will protect migratory geese from hunters. Cam uses all his savings to buy a lake, where he intends to establish his sanctuary. When a wealthy sportsman offers to turn the town into a booming resort community in exchange for hunting rights, Cam opposes the plan, which briefly puts him on the outs with everyone else. Only when Cam is accidentally shot by the sportsman do the locals rally around the "crazy" Calloways so that Cam's sanctuary can come to fruition. The plot of Those Calloways can best be described as picaresque; the film is most successful in establishing mood and atmosphere, and in offering a vast array of distinctive characterizations from such pros as Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Brandon de Wilde, Walter Brennan, Ed Wynn, John Larkin, Parley Baer, John Qualen, and Paul Hartman. Look for young Linda Evans as the girl friend of the oldest Calloway boy (DeWilde) and for future Picket Fences star Tom Skerritt as the town bully. Those Calloways was based on Swiftwater, a novel by Paul Annixter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Tokar
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 28, 1965 Wide
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Cast
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Brian Keith
as Cam Calloway
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Vera Miles
as Liddy Calloway
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Brandon De Wilde
as Bucky Calloway
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Walter Brennan
as Alf Simes
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Ed Wynn
as Ed Parker
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Linda Evans
as Bridie Mellot
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Philip Abbott
as Dell Fraser
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John Larkin
as Jim Mellot
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Parley Baer
as Doane Shattuck
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Frank de Kova
as Nigosh
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Roy Roberts
as E.J. Fletcher
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John Qualen
as Ernie Evans
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Tom Skerritt
as Whit Turner
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Paul Hartman
as Charley Evans
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Russell Collins
as Nat Perkins
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John Davis Chandler
as Ollie Gibbons
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Chet Stratton
as Phil Petrie
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Renee Godfrey
as Sarah Mellot
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Frank Ferguson
as Doctor
- Alison Sealy-Smith
- Frank DeKova