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''Those Calloways'' is a 1964 American family drama film, adapted from the 1950 children's novel ''Swiftwater'' by Paul Annixter. The film was produced by
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and directed by
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. It was the last credit for veteran film composer Max Steiner.''TCM: Those Calloways (1965)''
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,
Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...
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and Linda Evans. Following the patterned formula for Disney family entertainment, the film follows the trials and tribulations of a
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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
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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.


Plot

Cam Calloway, a
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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 16-year-old son Bucky, his hound Sounder, a
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cub called Keg, and a pet crow, Scissorbill. Regarded as an eccentric by residents of the town for his lifestyle as a woodsman, Cam's lifelong dream is to establish a
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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. At this time, Bucky starts to fall in love with his childhood sweetheart, 18-year old Bridie Mellott, a local store clerk. Cam has his sights on making $1100 to buy 30 acres of
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land surrounding Swiftwater Lake, where he will plant a patch of
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to lure the geese into his proposed sanctuary. The final
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payment on Cam's own property is also coming due, so with winter approaching he and Bucky seek a virgin area to set out two
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s, hoping for a lucrative season in fox and ermine that will finance Liddy's dreams for a nice home as well as his own. They scout the rough
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Valley, an area never trapped before because it is unknown to the local whites and feared as a place of bad spirits by the Micmacs. Disregarding his own superstitions, Cam forges ahead but falls and breaks his leg. Bucky and Sounder return to the Jackpine to set out their lines and spend the season working them. When most of the traps are ravaged by a
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, Bucky saves the fur season and an injured Sounder by killing the wolverine when it attacks him. Unfortunately the bottom of the fur market has inexplicably fallen out and they realize only a quarter of the profits they have planned for. In his despair, Cam spends nearly all of it as a down payment on buying Swiftwater Lake. As a result, he is unable to pay off the loan on their home and he and his family are evicted. Forced to move to the lake, the Calloways are surprised when many of their neighbors help them build a new home. Meanwhile, Dell Fraser, a traveling salesman, schemes to convert Swiftwater into a resort for goose hunters. Posing as a conservationist photographer, Dell feigns interest in the project and gives Cam money to plant the corn patch. When the corn comes in, Bucky learns of the deception and Cam confronts the profiteers. Cam drunkenly tries to burn his corn patch to thwart the plan but Liddy saves it. After Cam is seriously wounded by a hunter's shotgun blast, the entire town rallies around him. They organize a petition asking the
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to buy the marshland for a
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and keep it out of the hands of the hunters. As Cam recovers from his wound, Fraser and his cohorts leave town, and the dream of those Calloways becomes a reality.


Cast


Home media

''Those Calloways'' was released in Region 1 DVD
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by
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on February 3, 2004.


See also

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List of American films of 1965 A list of American films released in 1965. '' The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A–D E–I J–R S–Z See also * 1965 in the United States Notes References * External links *1965 filmsat the Inter ...


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* * * * * * {{Sherman Brothers 1964 films 1964 drama films American children's drama films Films scored by Max Steiner Films based on children's books Films directed by Norman Tokar Films set in the 1930s Films set in Vermont Films shot in Vermont Walt Disney Pictures films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films