Those Calloways
They dared to dream the impossible!
1965 | 131m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Norman Tokar |
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| Writer: | Louise Pelletier, Paul Annixter |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 28, 1965 |
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| Director: | Norman Tokar |
| Writer: | Louise Pelletier, Paul Annixter |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | wilderness, new england |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Keith | Cam Calloway |
| Vera Miles | Lydia (Liddy) Calloway |
| Brandon De Wilde | Bucky Calloway |
| Walter Brennan | Alf Simes |
| Ed Wynn | Ed Parker |
| Linda Evans | Bridie Mellott |
| Philip Abbott | Dell Fraser |
| John Larkin | Jim Mellott |
| Parley Baer | Doane Shattuck |
| Frank De Kova | Nigosh |
| Roy Roberts | E.J. Fletcher |
| John Qualen | Ernie Evans |
| Tom Skerritt | Whit Turner |
| Russell Collins | Nat Perkins |
| John Davis Chandler | Ollie Gibbons |
| Chet Stratton | Phil Petrie |
| Paul Hartman | Charley Evans |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Norman Tokar | Director |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Louise Pelletier | Screenplay |
| Paul Annixter | Novel |
| Edward Colman | Director of Photography |
| Grant K. Smith | Editor |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Hal Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Emile Kuri | Costume Design, Set Decoration |
| Tom Leetch | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Winston Hibler | Co-Producer |
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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 - it's not like the film portrays them as disliking it either. As for the cast, Keith is the best on display as Cam. Brandon deWilde (Bucky), Ed Wynn (Ed) and Walter Brennan (Alf) are fine. All of the antagonists are forgettable, though. Considering how long the film goes on for, they hardly do anything with the exception of one moment. There's a few scenes which could've done with some music too, particularly ones involving Bucky and Whit (Tom Skerritt). There is definitely a good message attempted, but it kinda falls flat unfortunately. This isn't one I'd recommend, even if it isn't terrible.