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ComedyMusicRomanceWestern

Calamity Jane

- Warner Bros.' sky highest, smile widest, wild and woolliest Western of 'em all!

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

Release Date : 1953-11-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Doris Day

Character Name : Calamity Jane

Original Name : Doris Day

Gender : Female

Howard Keel

Character Name : Wild Bill Hickok

Original Name : Howard Keel

Gender : Male

Allyn Ann McLerie

Character Name : Katie Brown

Original Name : Allyn Ann McLerie

Gender : Female

Philip Carey

Character Name : Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin

Original Name : Philip Carey

Gender : Male

Dick Wesson

Character Name : Francis Fryer

Original Name : Dick Wesson

Gender : Male

Paul Harvey

Character Name : Henry Miller

Original Name : Paul Harvey

Gender : Male

Chubby Johnson

Character Name : Rattlesnake

Original Name : Chubby Johnson

Gender : Male

Gale Robbins

Character Name : Adelaid Adams

Original Name : Gale Robbins

Gender : Female

Billy Bletcher

Character Name : Prospector (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Bletcher

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Chicagoan (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Frank McLure

Character Name : Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McLure

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Man at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Arthur Tovey

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Chuck Roberson

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Roberson

Gender : Male

Beulah Archuletta

Character Name : Indian Woman on Saloon Balcony (uncredited)

Original Name : Beulah Archuletta

Gender : Female

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Prospector (uncredited)

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Edmund Cobb

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Cobb

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Officer at Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Pierce Lyden

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Pierce Lyden

Gender : Male

Lee Shumway

Character Name : Bartender with White Sideburns (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Shumway

Gender : Male

Charles Soldani

Character Name : Indian (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Soldani

Gender : Male

Glenn Strange

Character Name : Prospector (uncredited)

Original Name : Glenn Strange

Gender : Male

Harry Tenbrook

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tenbrook

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Chicago Show Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Suzanne Ridgway

Character Name : Chicago Street Flirt (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

Sailor Vincent

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Artie Ortego

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Artie Ortego

Gender : Male

Buddy Roosevelt

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Roosevelt

Gender : Male

Art Felix

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Felix

Gender : Male

George Sowards

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sowards

Gender : Male

Charles Morton

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morton

Gender : Male

Carl Sklover

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Sklover

Gender : Male

Frank Mills

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Philo McCullough

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Philo McCullough

Gender : Male

Dave Kashner

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Kashner

Gender : Male

Ethan Laidlaw

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Al Hill

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Hill

Gender : Male

George Huggins

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : George Huggins

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Clem Fuller

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Clem Fuller

Gender : Male

Herman Hack

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Hack

Gender : Male

Chet Brandenburg

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Roydon Clark

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Roydon Clark

Gender : Male

Ben Corbett

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Ray Kellogg

Character Name : Singing Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Kellogg

Gender : Male

I. Stanford Jolley

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : I. Stanford Jolley

Gender : Male

Michael Jeffers

Character Name : Stage Hand (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Jeffers

Gender : Male

Harold Goodwin

Character Name : Poker Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Fritz Ford

Character Name : Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Fritz Ford

Gender : Male

Fred Aldrich

Character Name : Chicagoan (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Tom Ferrandini

Character Name : Chicago Show Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ferrandini

Gender : Male

Raoul Freeman

Character Name : Chicago Show Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

As fizzy as a Sarsparilla. Calamity Jane is directed by David Butler and written by James O'Hanlon. It stars Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Phillip Carey & Dick Wesson. The score features music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. Out of Warner Brothers, the film is seen as a response to the success of MGM's production of Annie Get Your Gun in 1950, where Keel was also starring. Plot here is loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine Calamity Jane (Day) and explores the relationship between Wild Bill Hickok (Keel) and herself. I guess the first thing that should be said is that this is no biography of one Martha Jane Cannary Burke (AKA: Calamity Jane), in truth this is more a comedy musical romp built around that famous frontiers woman, so with it being very basic on narrative and direction, this is predominantly appealing to the film fan with musical leanings. However, on that score the film is utterly delightful, such as it is fronted by the spirited lead performances from Day & Keel and a handful of truly great tunes headed by the Oscar winning "Secret Love" (Day luminous and vocally on peak form). Pic also earns some bonus points for giving Day the chance to play something other than the naive innocent girl next door type (it was a personal favourite role of hers). She gets to be spunky and brash without ever losing that adorable appeal that carried her throughout her career. The play on sexual stereotypes is rather humorous without being twee, something that you feel director Butler was under appreciated for, while Wilfred M. Cline's gorgeous colour photography enhances the playfulness of it all. Seen now as a feminist fantasy with a gay following thanks to "Secret Love", there's no denying the film is all very Hollywoodized - with characters so animated they could actually burst. But all told, if one is able to forgive and see past its tiny flaws then this is a film guaranteed to light up the darkest of wintry days. 7.5/10