Calamity Jane
1953 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 6.9 · 74% critics
A gun-slinging woman decides to recruit a well-known actress and bring her to the local saloon in Deadwood. As the pair’s plans unfold, jealousy and complications threaten the romance and stir up trouble.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-11-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (189 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this upbeat Doris Day musical Western if you like light romantic trouble and big show tunes, but Not for you if you want a strict history lesson or prefer Annie Get Your Gun-style stories without bolder gender-bending moments.
Pros: delightful Doris Day energy; memorable musical numbers; fun Western romance | Cons: loosely based on life; simple plot; mixed opinions on material
Themes
- wild bill hickok
- calamity jane
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical Score · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1954 · nominated
Cast & crew
Doris Day
as Calamity Jane
Howard Keel
as Wild Bill Hickok
Allyn Ann McLerie
as Katie Brown
Philip Carey
as Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin
Dick Wesson
as Francis Fryer
Paul Harvey
as Henry Miller
Chubby Johnson
as Rattlesnake
Gale Robbins
as Adelaid Adams
Billy Bletcher
as Prospector (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited)
Directed by David Butler