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Those Calloways

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1964 | 131 min | Drama, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for fans of survival stories and anyone who's ever talked to their pet. The tension comes from simply getting through the next day. A good follow-up to The Secret Life of Bees. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Paced for all ages, at 2 hr 11 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 15K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Norman Tokar

  • Brian KeithCam Calloway
  • Vera MilesLydia (Liddy) Calloway
  • Brandon De WildeBucky Calloway
  • Walter BrennanAlf Simes
  • Ed WynnEd Parker
  • Linda EvansBridie Mellott
  • Philip AbbottDell Fraser
  • John LarkinJim Mellott
  • Parley BaerDoane Shattuck
  • Frank De KovaNigosh