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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
James O'Hanlon (written by)
Release Date:
4 November 1953 (USA) more
Tagline:
Brand-new song hits by the stage load! more
Plot:
The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Soap Actor Carey Dies
(From WENN. 10 February 2009, 4:00 AM, PST)
Musical Star Howard Keel Dies at 85
(From WENN. 8 November 2004)
User Comments:
It's hard to be a free woman in a man's world. more (57 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Doris Day | ... | Calamity Jane |
 | Howard Keel | ... | Wild Bill Hickok |
 | Allyn Ann McLerie | ... | Katie Brown (as Allyn McLerie) |
| Philip Carey | ... | Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin |
 | Dick Wesson | ... | Francis Fryer |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Henry Miller |
| Chubby Johnson | ... | Rattlesnake |
| Gale Robbins | ... | Adelaid Adams |
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved certificate #16445) | UK:U (video rating) (1989) | UK:U (tv rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | UK:U | Canada:G | West Germany:6
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Doris Day has often cited this particular movie and title role as her personal favorite among her 39 film appearances. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The arrow which lodges in Adelaid Adams' trunk atop the stagecoach casts two shadows, revealing studio lighting. more
Quotes:
[the singer is a man in drag]
Wild Bill Hickok:
She ain't very good lookin'
Calamity Jane:
That ain't all she ain't.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Before Stonewall (1984) more
Soundtrack:
INTRODUCING HENRY MILLER more
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Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:more
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I think that this film tries to depict strong independent women as masculine and lesbian. It reinforces the idea that women can only win acceptance when they conform to men's stereotypical ideas of what women should do and be; i.e. wear pretty dresses, makeup, and learn the skill of homemaking for men's comforts.
This said, I think the film is very witty, and cleverly accomplished. This is especially so given that as a Warners' production it is more subdued than those musicals made at the MGM studios.
Doris Day is particularly good as Calamity, - albeit performed in a more feminine way than Jane Russel's version of this character in The Paleface (1948) - and her singing is great! This is given more credibility by the fact that the supporting cast of the film give excellent performances.
Excellent light hearted film.