Is Those Calloways easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Those Calloways end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Those Calloways scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Those Calloways violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Those Calloways sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Those Calloways

Name: Those Calloways
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1964
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Brandon De Wilde, Walter Brennan, Ed Wynn

They dared to dream the impossible!

Directed by Norman Tokar

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

1964131 min6.4 / 10

A earnest family drama about a man's stubborn pursuit of an idealistic dream—a wildlife sanctuary—despite repeated hardship and loss, grounded in New England wilderness and community bonds.

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.

Clusters

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Genres

Drama Family

Keywords

Wilderness Fur Trapping Hunting New England Vermont Animal Sanctuary

Questions people ask

Is Those Calloways easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does Those Calloways end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Those Calloways scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Those Calloways violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Those Calloways sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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