Calamity Jane

Year:

1953

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Western

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

David Butler

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1953-11-04

Filming Locations: Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Allyn Ann McLerie

Calamity Jane

Doris Day

Calamity Jane

Howard Keel

Wild Bill Hickok

Philip Carey

Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin

Dick Wesson

Francis Fryer

Paul Harvey

Henry Miller

Chubby Johnson

Rattlesnake

Gale Robbins

Adelaid Adams

Victor Adamson

Barfly (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Chicagoan (uncredited)

Beulah Archuletta

Indian Woman in Saloon Balcony (uncredited)

Edward Astran

Bartender (uncredited)

George Bell

Barfly (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Prospector

Stanley Blystone

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Barfly (uncredited)

Forrest Burns

Rider (uncredited)

Budd Buster

Prospector

Lane Chandler

Prospector

Roydon Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

John Cliff

Officer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Barfly (uncredited)

Ben Corbett

Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Daly

Bartender (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Man at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited)

Fritz Ford

Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

Ben Frommer

Chicagoan (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Prospector

Clem Fuller

Barfly (uncredited)

Robert Fuller

Young Man with Flowers (uncredited)

Augie Gomez

Indian (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Poker Player (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Barfly (uncredited)

Bill Hale

Minor Role (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Officer at Dance (uncredited)

Al Hill

Barfly (uncredited)

Ed Hinton

Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Reed Howes

Angry Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Stage Hand (uncredited)

Brad Johnson

Officer (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Townsman (uncredited)

Ray Jones

Barfly (uncredited)

Dave Kashner

Barfly (uncredited)

Ray Kellogg

Singing Townsman (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Chicagoan (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Beau - Saloon Drunk (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Barfly (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Barfly (uncredited)

Richard LaMarr

Barfly (uncredited)

Rex Lease

Man Who Gets Adelaide's Picture (uncredited)

Jimmy Lloyd

Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Tom London

Prospector

Jack Low

Barfly (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden

Citizen (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Artist (uncredited)

Ted Mapes

Townsman (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Barfly (uncredited)

Frank McClure

Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Merrill McCormick

Barfly (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Hank (uncredited)

William Meader

Barfly Patting Lap (uncredited)

Nolie Miller

Dancer (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Barfly (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Barfly (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Barfly (uncredited)

Monte Montague

Pete (uncredited)

Jack Montgomery

Barfly (uncredited)

Lee Morgan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Buck - Barfly (uncredited)

Joe Murphy

Townsman (uncredited)

Zon Murray

Colorado (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Barfly (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

Joe - Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Barfly (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

Barfly (uncredited)

Dick Rich

Barfly (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Chicago Street Flirt (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Barfly (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Barfly (uncredited)

Gene Roth

Barfly (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Man in Chicago Show (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Bartender with White Sideburns (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

Barfly (uncredited)

Tom Smith

Barfly (uncredited)

Charles Soldani

Indian (uncredited)

George Sowards

Barfly (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

Prospector

Brick Sullivan

Stage Hand (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Man at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

Mcpherson - Minister (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Barfly (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Barfly (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Barfly (uncredited)

Ray Whitley

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Barfly (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

A Columbia Records album of selections from the Sammy Fain-Paul Francis Webster film score was comprised of four songs directly from the soundtrack (supervised by Ray Heindorf), and four tunes commercially rerecorded by Doris Day alone (arranged and conducted by Paul Weston). The original 10-inch LP has been transferred to CD in Britain by Prism Platinum. In 1995, another English label, Jay Records, re-created the complete film score, adding five numbers from the 1979 British stage production.

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Doris Day recorded the song "Secret Love" in only one take.

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Gene Nelson was originally announced for one of male leads.

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Goofs

When the Indians attack the coach, Calamity is seen firing over the leather suitcase. There is a dark spot on the side of the case just below her chin. A second later an arrow hits the spot, apparently following a wire that was edited out.

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When Calamity shoots at Katie at the ball in the fort, the bullet sprays punch all over Katie, but the punch bowl and glass remain unbroken (Katie can be seen to drop an unbroken glass)

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After leaving the ball at the fort, we cut to a shot of Calamity's bare back as she is undressing. Once she gets the dress off she is shown wearing undergarments that clearly cover most of her back.

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Quotes

Calamity Jane: Look at these! Silk, pure silk! I'll bet her mother spun 'em!

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Katie Brown: You'd like to run away wouldn't you? Catch a train get out of this crazy town. But you can't. Your trapped. There is no train. Oh clever, clever you...

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Calamity Jane: [singing] Hi Joe / say where'd you get them fancy clothes? / I know / off some fella's laundry line. / Hi Bow / aren't you the prairie rose / Smell like a watermelon vine.

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Faq

Q

Was Calamity Jane a real person?

A

Yes. Martha Jane Cannary [1852-1903], better known as Calamity Jane, was born in Princeton, Missouri and eventually moved to Deadwood, South Dakota where she became a professional scout for Custer's army. She claims to have been married to Wild Bill Hickok, but her claims have never been substantiated by historians. A photo of Calamity Jane can be seen here.

Q

What was the drink Calamity ordered at the saloon?

A

She ordered a sarsaparilla, although she pronounces it more like 'sasparilly'. Sarsaparilla is a soft drink concocted from roots and herbs, sort of a cross between natural vanilla and root beer or birch beer [which is like cream soda].

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Calamity Jane can be found here.

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