Calamity Jane (1953)

1953

101 mins

Directed by David Butler
73%
87%
Comedy
Musical
Romance
Award Winner

Doris Day leads this Oscar-winning musical western loosely based on the life of the titular real-life Wild West heroine.

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Doris Day leads this Oscar-winning musical western loosely based on the life of the titular real-life Wild West heroine.

Jane is a rootin', tootin' shootin' hoyden in the western town of Deadwood. When she isn't tearing up the town, Jane spends her time cussing out Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel). The plot gets under way when Jane promises the citizens of Deadwood that she can persuade classy Chicago stage star Adelaide Adams (Gale Robbins) to perform at the local opry house. Through a case of mistaken identity, Jane brings Adelaide's maid Katie (Allyn Ann McLerie) back to town. Katie proves to be a success all the same, and out of gratitude promises to make a "lady" out of Jane, who is sweet on handsome Lt. Gilmartin (Philip Carey).

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Calamity Jane (1953) | Ratings & Reviews

73_%22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
87_%20,718 reviews
Audience score rating

"Doris Day works very, very hard at being Calamity and is hardly realistic at all."

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Variety

"Even if the screenwriters were obviously inspired by the mega-success of Annie Get Your Gun, that doesn't make this funny, rambunctious entertainment a mere rip-off."

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TV Guide

"Sammy Fain's hummable tunes and Paul Francis Webster's lyrics merit full-throated accompaniment."

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Total Film

"As a pistol-packin' cowgirl in fringed leather trousers, Day is terrific, an object of athletic awe and irrepressible good cheer."

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The Times

"A shrill and preposterous musical Western."

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The New York Times

"The tunes are gold, and as Jane approaches a local creek, resplendent in her gorgeous yellow gown, we get one of the most famous visual gags in the history of the musical."

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The Guardian

Calamity Jane (1953) | Details

Directed by

David Butler

Cast

Doris Day

Howard Keel Howard Keel

Award winner: Winner of Best Original Song (Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster), 1954 Academy Awards
Runtime: 101
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Country of origin: USA