Calamity Jane (1953)

Film Diary - February 2013 (64 movies items)

" TV (RECORDED TO DVR) / REWATCH Date watched: 7th February, 2013 (late 6th) Project: Favourites Why?: Been a wee while Director: David Butler Thoughts: Ha, well... still fun. A bit cringey but still fun. "

Favorite Musicals (21 movies items)

" Doris Day and Howard Keel. To me, you cannot get much better than that. Sure, some people could call it an "Annie Get Your Gun"-wanna-be, but I disagree with that idea. Doris Day delivers a comedic yet heartfelt performance as the rough Calamity who you can appreciate for her faults and love for her spirit. Mix in love triangles and set it all in the rural hills of Dakota and it is a musical I never grow tired of. Love the interaction between these two: "

50 Biggest Lies In Biopic History (50 movies items)

" The Untruth: Doris Day plays Calamity Jane, a no-nonsense, hard-nosed frontierswoman with a sideline in singing and dancing with a whip. She falls in love with Howard Keel’s Wild Bill Hickok, a no-nonsense, hard-nosed frontiersman with a sideline in being rude to Doris Day. The Truth: Marta ‘Calamity’ Jane Canary was born in 1852. She was a no-nonsense, hard-nosed frontierswoman with a sideline in lying. Despite her protests there is no evidence that she was ever married to or h"

Listal's 100 Greatest Movies Of The 50's (103 movies items)

"SnappySneezer - 6 Total - 6"

Academy Award For Best Original Song (76 movies items)

"1953 * "Secret Love" — Calamity Jane • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster NOMINEES: o "The Moon Is Blue" — The Moon Is Blue • Music: Herschel Burke Gilbert • Lyrics: Sylvia Fine o "My Flaming Heart" — Small Town Girl • Music: Nicholas Brodszky • Lyrics: Leo Robin o "Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)" — Miss Sadie Thompson • Music: Lester Lee • Lyrics: Ned Washington o "That's Amore" — The Caddy • Music: H"