Calamity Jane (1953)
| Release Date | 04 November 1953 |
| Tagline | Brand-new song hits by the stage load! |
| Genre | Biography, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Warner Ranch, Calabasas, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Musical Western |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers, In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Mistaken Identities, Unrequited Love |
| Tones | Bright, Easygoing, Upbeat, Light, Humorous |
| Tags | Actor, Americana, Cowboy, Femininity, Frontier, Love, Love Triangle, Mistaken Identity, Romance, Tomboy, Woman |
Calamity Jane is a "Wild West"-themed film musical released in 1953. It is 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 film starred Doris Day as the title character and Howard Keel as Hickok. It was devised by Warner Brothers in response to the success of Annie Get Your Gun.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dick Wesson
Francis Fryer
Chubby Johnson
Rattlesnake
Billy Bletcher
Prospector
Budd Buster
Prospector
Kenne Duncan
Ad Lib
Terry Frost
Prospector
Bill Hale
Ad Lib
Reed Howes
Angry Saloon Patron
I. Stanford Jolley
Townsman
Donald Kerr
Beau
Tom Landon
Prospector
Tom Monroe
Ad Lib
Monte Montague
Pete
Lee Morgan
Ad Lib
Zon Murray
Colorado
Buddy Roosevelt
Barfly
Lee Shumway
Bartender with white sideburns
Director
Producer
James O'Hanlon
written by
William Jacobs
producer
Original Music
David Buttolph
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Howard Jackson
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Cinematographer
Wilfred M. Cline
Editor
Irene Morra
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Art Director
John Beckman
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Set Decorator
G.W. Berntsen
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Costume Designer
Howard Shoup
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Makeup Department
Gordon Bau
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Quinn
assistant director
Sound Department
Charles David Forrest
sound
Stanley Jones
sound
Stunts
Emile Avery
stunts
Clem Fuller
stunts
Donna Hall
stunt double: Doris Day
Ted Mapes
stunts
Chuck Roberson
stunts
Sailor Vincent
stunts
Editorial Department
Mitchell Kovaleski
color consultant: Technicolor
Music Department
Frank Comstock
orchestrator
Jack Donohue
musical numbers staged and directed by
Ray Heindorf
musical director
Norman Luboff
music arranger: vocals
Other Crew
Emory Horger
dialogue director
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Chapel Distribution
Warner Home Video
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