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Calamity Jane

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Calamity Jane (1953)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:6

Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Energetic musical about the unlikely romance of famed Western tomboy Calamity Jane and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok. In an attempt to lure a handsome Army lieutenant away from another woman, Jane... Energetic musical about the unlikely romance of famed Western tomboy Calamity Jane and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok. In an attempt to lure a handsome Army lieutenant away from another woman, Jane trades in her gunslinging and uniforms for housekeeping and dresses, and wins the affections of Wild Bill instead. [More]

Starring: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey

Starring: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson, Paul Harvey, Chubby Johnson, Gale Robbins

Director: David Butler

Director: David Butler
Screenwriter: James O'Hanlon
Producer: William Jacobs
Composer: Ray Heindorf

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Neither great, nor perhaps even very good, the film remains a charming artifact.

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02/28/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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06/24/06
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Fun, snappy Warner musical with colorful Day and Keel.

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03/31/06
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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
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New York Times
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A modest studio-set musical Western.

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08/01/05
Dennis Schwartz
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06/23/05
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05/13/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

so removed from even the most imperceptable nod toward reality that even a history know-nothing like myself found its liberties on the distasteful side

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04/22/05
Christopher Null
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Nell Minow
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An OK musical, derivative of Annie Get Your Gun, which is 100 times better.

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11/14/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
 
 
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