Those Calloways (1964)

PG11/10/1964Drama, Family2h 11m
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They dared to dream the impossible!

Overview

Story of Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year, and he tries several schemes to buy a nearby lake for this santuary. He is thwarted at every attempt, it seems; he and his son try to get enough furs from their trapping venture to get the money, but the bottom falls out of the fur market. He uses the little money they get for a down payment on the lake, thereby losing their house when he can't make the mortgage payment. They move to the lake, where their friends help them build a cabin. A salesman stops in town, and tries to get the people to sell their land for a tourist venture; Cam is outraged at his tactics and takes desperate measures after he himself is tricked.

Top Billed Cast

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    Brian Keith

    Cam Calloway

  2. Cast 1

    Vera Miles

    Lydia (Liddy) Calloway

  3. Cast 1

    Brandon De Wilde

    Bucky Calloway

  4. Cast 1

    Walter Brennan

    Alf Simes

  5. Cast 1

    Ed Wynn

    Ed Parker

  6. Cast 1

    Linda Evans

    Bridie Mellott

  7. Cast 1

    Philip Abbott

    Dell Fraser

  8. Cast 1

    John Larkin

    Jim Mellott

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    Parley Baer

    Doane Shattuck

Bland. It's a film that slowly creeps through its 131 minute runtime. I do really like Brian Keith as an actor, but he really did get the more lamer Disney films didn't he? <em>'The Parent Trap'</em> aside, all of his others with the studio up until this point are marginally good at best; despite Keith's talent. <em>'Those Calloways'</em> is poorly paced and doesn't have any truly lovable characters. The shtick with the main family is that they are opposed to hunting, yet their whole thing is hunting in itself. Sure, they're doing it for differing reasons, but it's hardly a massive gap -...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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