Those Calloways
| Those Calloways | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Norman Tokar |
| Screenplay by | Louis Pelletier |
| Based on |
Swiftwater by Paul Annixter |
| Starring |
Brian Keith Vera Miles Brandon deWilde Walter Brennan Ed Wynn Linda Evans |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Edward Colman |
| Edited by | Grant K. Smith |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Release date
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January 28, 1965 (Atlanta, Georgia Premiere) |
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Running time
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131 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,500,000 (US/ Canada rentals) |
Those Calloways is a 1965 American family drama film, adapted from the 1950 children's novel Swiftwater by Paul Annixter. The film was produced by Walt Disney and directed by Norman Tokar. It was the last credit for veteran film composer Max Steiner.
It starred Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Brandon deWilde, Walter Brennan, Ed Wynn and Linda Evans in the principal roles.
Following the patterned formula for Disney family entertainment, the film follows the trials and tribulations of a Vermont family over a period of time as they attempt to establish a sanctuary for the Canada geese that stopover in their rural community during their seasonal migrations.
On-location New England filming contributes to the film's appeal.
Brandon deWilde had previously worked with Walter Brennan in 1956's Good-bye, My Lady and with Brian Keith in the 3-part The Tenderfoot for Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color in 1964.
Cam Calloway, a fur trapper of Irish extraction raised by the Micmac Indians, lives on timber land near the backwoods town of Swiftwater, Vermont in the 1920s with his wife Liddy, his 19-year-old son Bucky, his hound Sounder, a black bear cub called Keg, and a pet crow, Scissorbill. Regraded as an eccentric by residents of the town for his lifestyle as a woodsman, Cam's lifelong dream is to establish a sanctuary for the great flocks of wild geese that fly over Swiftwater during their migrations. Cam has inculcated his dedication to the geese in his son, but Liddy is less enthusiastic. Out of love she tolerates his ways and repeatedly forgives his lapses of whiskey drinking.
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