With doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey. I cannot imagine any other actress than doris day playing the part of calamity jane in the 1953 musical of the same name. A lovelorn tomboy gets lessons in ladylike behavior from the aspiring actress she kidnapped in chicago. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Calamity asks bill to turn around so she can change. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Calamity jane 1953 directed by david butler starring. I have to say that i already have a dvd copy of calamity jane, which is one of my. Doris day and howard keel star as calamity jane and wild billhickock in. The facts of her life are confused by her own inventions and by the successive stories and legends that accumulated in later years. Calamity jane is a 1953 american technicolor western musical film loosely based on the life of wild west heroine calamity jane, and explores an alleged romance between calamity jane and wild bill hickok in the american old west. The first time i watched doris day and howard keel in calamity jane i was awed by how this movie was made and shown to the silver screen with such grandeur. Wow, this movie is still as enjoyable as it was when i first saw it,back in 1953.
After bill turns, the cut back to calamity reveals her wearing an undergarment with wide straps over the shoulders and a pair of bloomers. Posted on september 25, 20 by melodramaresearchgroup. She brings instead the stars maid, who settles in the town, but janes love interest falls for her. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Calamity jane 1953 david butler, doris day, howard keel dvd new region. Martha jane cannary may 1, 1852 august 1, 1903, better known as calamity jane, was an american frontierswoman known for being an acquaintance of wild bill hickoks. The story of calamity jane, her saloon, and her romance with wild bill hickok. Starring doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, and philip carey. Full throttle opening, original tune by sammy fain and paul francis webster, chubby johnson is the driver and howard keel appears as wild bill but all are spectators to the star, doris day in. Howard keel plays wild bill hickok, who is friendly with calamity.
The central character spends almost the entire film cross dressed and every single one of the major characters cross dresses figuratively or literally usually literally at central moments of the story. Just a quick reminder about the melodrama events that are taking place at the gulbenkian cinema at the university of kent on sunday the 29th of september. Ive seen 1953 s calamity jane many times on television, and now i have the standalone dvd it is also available in a tcm greatest classic legends film collection. Calamity jane 1953 david butler, doris day, howard keel dvd. Doris day looks no more like the real calamity jane than you or i do, but this 1953 film is intended as a lighthearted musical, not a historical. Calamity jane 1953 r1 custom bluray cover ready to download and print. Full text of hollywoods west the american frontier in. When she isnt tearing up the town, jane spends her time cussing out wild bill hickok howard keel. Its cute and has some good songs and doris day is beautiful no matter how hard she tries, but the issue of femininity and female competition over men really irked me. Boisterous calamity jane canary, who dresses like a man, returns from her mail run to deadwood, dakota territory. She soon changes her mind when katie brown arrives in town. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
The film starred doris day as the title character and howard keel as hickok. She allegedly moved westward on a wagon train when still. Calamity jane 1953 in the lonely deadwood, dakota, territory, sharpshooter calamity jane doris day falls for cavalry lt. Calamity jane when oscar levant quipped that he knew doris day before she was a virgin, he was referring to her prepillow talk career in effervescent warner. Full of fun, humour, and great catchy songs including one of doris days best secret love, calamity jane is a childhood favorite of mine. Brief synopsis a sharp talking, sharp shooting woman in the old west tries to help her saloon by bring a famous singer to entertain my take on it this is a film that i was interested in seeing largely due to. Day, jane is a rootin, tootin shootin hoyden in the western town of deadwood. Without commercial breaks, the full movie calamity jane has a duration of 101 minutes. Allyn ann mclerie plays katie brown, an aspiring singeractress who calamity brought back with her from a trip to chicago. At first curvaceous calamity is too durned busy fighting indians and cracking a bullwhip to pay mind to such girlie whatalls as dresses and perfume. Rent calamity jane 1953 starring doris day and howard keel on dvd and bluray.
She is said to have exhibited compassion to others, especially to the sick and needy. After her television program ended following its fifth season, in 1973, she led a predominantly private life. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. One response to calamity jane 1953 david csontos, on june 7th, 2012 at 6. I remember when i was living in san diego california and every saturday my dad gave me money to go to the movies. Deadwood, dakota territory, is largely the abode of men, where indian scout calamity jane is as hardriding, boastful, and handy with a gun as any. Calamity jane movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Calamity jane 1953 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Calamity jane is a very sentimental film for my generation,born 1951,and i wondered how it would look on bluray,well,it,s great,amazon spain did it,s usual excellent customer service,and just now it,s at a great price,in fact calamity jane bluray is a mustbuy cheers, davy cairns,scotland. Calamity jane is a the roughest, toughest gal in the town of deadwood. Melodrama events at the university of kent on sun 29th of sept. Jane alexander frederic forrest ken kercheval walter olkewicz talia balsam. Doris day and howard keel star as calamity jane and wild bill hickock in this lighthearted musical based on the lives of two real celebrities of the american west.
Calamity jane was born martha jane cannary, circa may 1, 1852, in princeton, missouri. Why, i got more arrows in the back of that coach than a porcupine has got stickers. Calamity jane, legendary american frontierswoman whose name was often linked with that of wild bill hickok. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 3 second unit director or assistant director 3 art department 4. Calamity jane starring doris day and howard keel is a familyfriendly take on a colorful woman who once lived in the wild west, though the movie is definitely not biographical. Doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey, dick wesson studio. Late in her life, she appeared in buffalo bills wild west show and at the 1901 panamerican exposition.
This movie is a classic musical, with much of the story occurring during the singing and dancing. In the 1953 film calamity jane, doris day provided a grated, ted, lighthearted portrayal of the tough calamity jane singing, dancing, and engaging in cheerful mischief. Calamity jane 1953 r1 custom bluray cover dvdcover. Rent calamity jane 1953 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In the scene after the dance, when calamity and wild bill hickok return to her place, she is wearing a fancy, floorlength offtheshoulder dress no straps. With so much misinformation surrounding the life of calamity jane, her persona has easily taken on a variety of forms in popular fiction. A wild west cow town is starving for entertainment, and it falls upon calamity jane, a rowdy, guntoting,jeanswearing tomboy, to go to chicago to bring back a famed stage actress. Calamity jane is possibly the queerest film of all time. With carol burnett, art lund, bernard west, beryl towbin. Originally published march 21st, 2012 calamity jane was the latest film i watched for my women in film class and this movie is frustrating. Doris day box set, with please dont eat the daisies, love me or leave me, and romance on the high seas. This movie is not a truthful historical document by any means, and wb felt no qualms about adding some blonde pizzazz and sparkle to the wild west, never mind the songs.
Full text of hollywoods west the american frontier in film television and history see other formats. Calamity jane is an exuberant, highly fictionalized story of that famous cowgirl and scout, martha jane cannary, alias calamity jane. Calamity jane official trailer when oscar levant quipped that he knew doris day before she was a virgin, he was referring to her prepillow talk career in. Doris day and howard keel fuss, feud and fall in love as calamity jane and wild bill hickok.
Brandnew song hits by the stage load doris day and howard keel fuss, feud and fall in love as calamity jane and wild bill hickok. Calamity jane and wild bill hickok fuss, feud and fall in love. And only wild bill hickock is man enough to discover the lady underneath the tough talk and gun belts. Doris plays the title character, which is based on a reallife western heroine of the 19th century, martha jane canary 18521903. Being an account of calamity jane and her gunslinging green man full online. Calamity jane 1953 stream and watch online moviefone. Released 1953, calamity jane stars doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of. Calamity jane is a film directed by david butler with doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey, year.
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