Calamity Jane: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson, Paul Harvey, Chubby Johnson, Gale Robbins, Billy Bletcher, Stanley Blystone, Budd Buster, Lane Chandler, Wilfred M. Cline, David Butler, Irene Morra, William Jacobs, James O'Hanlon: Amazon.ca: Video

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This 1953 musical is very much a vehicle for Doris Day, in the title role, as a wild cowgal who can out-shoot and out-sing any boy on the range. When an actress arrives in Deadwood and uses her feminine charms on Jane's secret love, Wild Bill Hickock (Howard Keel), Jane tries to mend her tomboy ways. Not exactly up to the feminist code of honour, this is still energetic and Day is very perky. Of course, one could almost detect a homosexual undercurrent with the cross-dressing Jane, but this was Hollywood in the 1950s, so we best not. Calamity Jane won an Oscar for Best Song--"Secret Love", by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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This 1953 musical is very much a vehicle for Doris Day, in the title role, as a wild cowgal who can outshoot and outsing any boy on the range. When an actress arrives in Deadwood and uses her feminine charms on Jane's secret love, Wild Bill Hickock (Howard Keel), Jane tries to mend her tomboy ways. Not exactly up to the feminist code of honor, this is still energetic and Day is very perky. Of course, one could almost detect a homosexual undercurrent with the cross-dressing Jane, but this was Hollywood in the 1950s, so we best not. This won an Oscar for Best Song--"Secret Love," by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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4.0 out of 5 stars Doris' Day of Magnificence!, Dec 10 2003

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This review is from: Calamity Jane (DVD)

A film musical great for its time and a showcase for Doris Day's brilliance. Now, what this reviewer means by a movie for its time is that nowadays, modern critics and reviewers have sought out the gay undertones of CALAMITY JANE and the Oscar-Winning song "Secret Love" has been scrutinized as much as the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". With that aside and if one watches the movie as audiences saw it in the innocent 50's, this is Doris Day's vehicle with a terrific performance. Day pulls off the rough, macho, gun touting, title role with ease,gusto and humor. The supporting cast of characters are equally impressive with Howard Keel as Wild Bill Hickock. If any of the other support actors look familiar, they are, but you just don't know their names. Allyn Ann McLerie who is great as Katie Brown in the film has been a major support/guest character actor in many tv and film roles. She's most memorable as the wife of station manager, Mr Carlson (Gordon Jump) in the tv series "WKRP in Cincinnati". Also, Philip Carey as Lt. Danny GilMartin plays Asa Buchanan on the daytime soap "One Life to Live". Great songs, great characters, and great story makes this top notch entertainment from the movie musical hey day of the 50's to rival MGM's musicals (CALAMITY JANE was a Warner Bros. musical production)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Doris Day is in the old west as "Calamity Jane"., Feb 24 2004

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Doris Day's 15th film. Doris takes a departure from her usual role in films and plays the title role "Calamity Jane" in the old west. Still a comedy, still a few tunes, but no high-society fashioned evening gowns here. She's definatly a tough-cookie and has no time to be a lady. She's not into dresses and lady-like things. After all, she has her modesty. Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel) and Calamity Jane just don't see eye to eye. But secretly, Calamity does like Wild Bill, she just doesn't know how to be a lady. She has to go to Chicago to find a new showgirl for Deadwood City's Golden Garter saloon. Well, unfortunatly for Calamity, Wild Bill has an eye for the new girl, Katie (Allyn McLerie). While Calamity allows this girl to live with her, my oh my, what changes will occur for Calamity Jane? Does the Golden Garter saloon stage jog a memory? Well, it looks similar to the Golden Horseshoe saloon in Disneyland (Anaheim, California USA). This movie set was built first. Disneyland and the Golden Horseshoe Saloon opened two years later on July 17, 1955.

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5.0 out of 5 stars i always love this film!! its a musical; need i say more? =), Nov 15 2003

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Calamity Jane is one of my all-time favorite musicals. It's starring Doris Day who plays a tomboy with a crush on a civil war general...she is transformed into a bell by a starry-eyed maid from "Chicagey". i really dont feel like getting into the plot, but its a really great film, if u love musicals...and if u love old classics...hmm...even if u didnt, ud probably like this one...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Musical!
Very pleased with the purchase. It came when it said it would. It is a great movie for musical lovers.

Published 11 months ago by KC

4.0 out of 5 stars The first time we have seen it, and like it very much
We had heard of this film since we were young but had not seen it If you like Doris Day, and we do, you will like this, even if her tomboy phase in the first have of the film is... Read more

Published 23 months ago by John Bertie