Calamity Jane (1953)
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.
- Date of release
- 1953-11-04
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (201)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- David Butler
Casting
- Doris Day — Calamity Jane
- Howard Keel — Wild Bill Hickok
- Allyn Ann McLerie — Katie Brown
- Philip Carey — Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin
- Dick Wesson — Francis Fryer
- Paul Harvey — Henry Miller
- Chubby Johnson — Rattlesnake
- Gale Robbins — Adelaid Adams
- Billy Bletcher — Prospector (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers — Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited)
- Colin Kenny — Chicagoan (uncredited)
- Frank McLure — Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
Calamity Jane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western musical film starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, and directed by David Butler. The musical numbers were staged and directed by Jack Donohue, who a year later would direct the film musical Lucky Me, also starring Doris Day. The film is loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine Calamity Jane and explores an alleged romance between her and Wild Bill Hickok.
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