The songs are catchy and fun well sung by doris day. The film, and days presence in it, stood the test of time and over 70 years later, people expressed their love for calamity jane after news broke of. Doris day pillow talk movie intro by doni sacramento. In one of her best warner musicals, day stars as the ripsnortin, guntotin calamity jane of western lore, in an onagain, offagain romance with wild bill hickok. Calamity jane was the name of a 10 lp album, released by columbia records as catalog number cl6273 on november 9, 1953, of songs sung by doris day and howard keel from the movie of the same name. Where to watch doris day in calamity jane in honor of. 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. 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. This incredibly gifted actress and singer ushered in the award for.
Doris day looks to me like the real calamity jane and this 1953 film is intended as a lighthearted musical, not a historical tract. First produced in 1961, the stage musical calamity jane features six songs not heard in the movie. I bought this thinking it was the doris day calamity jane film, like amazon says it is, however when i clicked play it was a 20ish minute black and white, television version. Movie typography from calamity jane 1953, directed by david butler, starring doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey, dick wesson home 19201924.
Browse memorable film quotes from calamity jane 1953 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. I loved portraying calamity jane, who was a rambunctious, pistolpacking prairie girl i lowered my voice and stuck out my chin a little. 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. I had a great working relationship with my costar, howard keel. Day s sweet and charming persona seemed out of step with the times writes. She brings instead the stars maid, who settles in the town, but jane s love interest falls for her. Calamity jane 1953 in the lonely deadwood, dakota, territory, sharpshooter calamity jane doris day falls for cavalry lt. One of jane s boasts brings her to chicago to recruit an. Legendary actor and singer doris day died on monday at the age of 97, prompting overwhelming tributes to the calamity jane star a top star in the 1950s and 1960s, day is regarded as one of the. Doris day and howard keel star as calamity jane and wild billhickock in this lighthearted.
Doris day in a studio publicity portrait for her 1960 film midnight lace. The 1953 musical features doris day on whipcrackin form and golden tunes, but it cant be completely reclaimed for progressive politics. See more ideas about calamity jane, dory and doris day movies. Calamity jane 1953 official trailer doris day, howard keel movie hddeadwood, 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 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 brothers musicals like this one. Calamity jane original soundtrack original soundtrack. Calamity jane 1953 official trailer doris day, howard keel. Calamity jane is a song by chris anderson on his album the crown 2004. Doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, dick wesson. Performed by doris day i can do without you performed by doris day and howard keel its harry im planning to marry performed by gale robbins, then by allyn ann mclerie just blew in from the windy city sung and danced by doris day. Doris day plays hillbilly calamity jane very well with howard keel as wild bill. Katie brown as allyn mclerie lieutenant danny gilmartin. In the uk, the album was also released as a 10 minigroove album by philips records, catalogue number bbr8104 one of the tracks on this album, secret love, was also released as a single and. The 1953 musical features doris day on whipcrackin form and golden tunes, but it cant be.
Worst of all amazon does not let you return the film after opening it, even though i watched barley 10 seconds. Calamity jane doris day sings the windy city to her comrades upon her return from chicago, where she had gone to entice the actress adelaide adams to perform at the local theatre. 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. The filmography of american actress doris day consists of 39 feature films, released between 1948 and 1968. 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. Its so exuberant, so joyous, and so colourful that it cannot help but cheer you up. Calamity jane is a the roughest, toughest gal in the town of deadwood. Starring doris day, calamity jane is an energetic musical about the unlikely romance of famed western tomboy calamity jane and. In 1953, i made one of my favorite musicals, calamity jane. 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 is at her best as the roughest, toughest, rootintootin gal of the wild west, riding, roping and shooting her way through a jamboree of action and hit songs. Doris day made famous oscar winning song secret love in the film calamity jane. But the army lieutenant she favors doesnt really appreciate her finer qualities. This movie is a classic musical, with much of the story occurring during the singing and dancing. Danny gilmartin philip carey when she is forced to rescue him from. If you like a classy movie with lots of laughs and music of course. Calamity jane full movie watch online calamity jane full english full movie calamity jane full full movie, calamity jane full full movie streaming calamity jane full movie engsub watch calamity. Where to watch doris day in calamity jane in honor of the. As portrayed by the freckled doris day, as calamity jane is a rootin, tootin shootin in the western town of deadwood.
Doris day was an american actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. Doris day, howard keel, calamity jane 1953 the films. 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 out of 100 on metacritic, which. The story of calamity jane, her saloon, and her romance with wild bill hickok.
Howard keel is her onagain, offagain paramour wild bill hickok, who only begins to realize his feelings for her when she makes a. Day was a big time movie star in the 1950s and 60s with hits like calamity jane 1953 and move over, darling 1963 but chose the small screen in 1968. Calamity jane 1953 stream and watch online moviefone. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two no. Calamity jane 1953 doris day the movie title stills. This incredibly gifted actress and singer ushered in the award for best original song in the 1953 academy.
Doris day in calamity jane 1953 calamity jane 1953 doris day on location during shooting of calamity jane 1953. 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. Doris day had this to say about making calamity jane. Doris day sings secret love from calamity jane 1953. 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 tract. 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. With doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey.
I love this movie and it is hard to find one for this price in dvd format. One of americas most prolific actresses was born doris mary ann kappelhoff on april 3, 1922, in cincinnati, ohio, to alma sophia welz, a housewife, and william joseph kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Calamity jane 1953 official trailer doris day, howard keel movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. The calamity jane album marked several unusual occurrences for doris day, who starred in the film of the same title. 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. The film starred doris day as the title character and howard keel as hickok. And only wild bill hickock is man enough to discover the lady underneath the tough talk and gun belts. Calamity jane 1953 official trailer doris day, howard.
Classic movie hub your ticket to everything classic. The album cover featured the legend, including songs recorded directly from the soundtrack of the warner bros. Day, with her everhappy persona, often seems to have too much fun with jane s perverse, selfinflated macho act. Doris day in calamity jane 1953 calamity jane 1953 doris day on location during shooting. Day had recorded many lps containing songs from her movie musicals, but this was the first record to be billed as an actual soundtrack recording. The 1953 movie calamity jane with doris day and howard keel features the song, my secret love which won the 1954 academy award for best music original song. The calamity jane stage musical originated as a live adaption of calamity jane, the 1953 warner bros.
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