| 
| Director: David Butler
Actors: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann Mclerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $14.98
Buy Used: $2.94
You Save: $12.04 (80%)
New (9) Used (14) Collectible (4) from $2.94
Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 22828
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0790752336
UPC: 085391876038
EAN: 9780790752334
ASIN: 0790752336
Theatrical Release Date: November 4, 1953
Release Date: September 19, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Scuffed edges. Old price sticker on front cover. A nice copy. Slip case has some edge wear with an address label on the front from the previous owner. Cassette is in good condition with tape clear and wrinkle free. Standard shipping is USPS media mail. Expedited shipments will be sent via USPS first class or priority mail.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 11-15 of 96
Whip Crack Away, Whip Crack Away, Whip Crack Away! March 17, 2005
Bette Bright
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of my most favorite Doris Day movies and absolutely my favorite DD musical. Doris as Calamity Jane is such a treat and Howard Keel as "Wild Bill Hickock" is enchanting.
CAUTION: Watch at your own Risk!! Tunes are Highly Addictive!
May cause spontaneous bouts of smiling and dancing around your house!
A VIBRANT DORIS DAY. January 3, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The infamous Martha Jane Canary - otherwise known as "Calamity Jane" - was in reality a morally "loose" woman who looked rather ugly and dressed like a man (Doris Day she wasn't!). However, this film was meant to be a fantasia on Canary's life, and the result is a thoroughly delightful movie, with a youthfully beautiful Doris Day energetically doing bouncy numbers as both a tomboy and, later in the film, as a "lady". The music score, which was supervised by Ray Heindorf has Keel and Doris sing the pleasant BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA and Day was never more radiant than in her singing of the AA winning song SECRET LOVE. Filmed in vibrant Technicolor, this thoroughly fun confection was given first-rate treatment making CALAMITY JANE an amusing classic Western-Musical for viewers of all ages to enjoy time and again.
Incredible! Doris Day Tears Up the Joint! March 7, 2000
Ralph McKnight (New York City)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
While Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were slinking it up in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" over at 20th Century Fox in 1953, Doris Day was dressed in buckskins and boots and wore no make-up and sang and danced up a storm on the Warner Brothers soundstages.One reviewer at the time said, "by the picture's end, Miss Day is within hailing distance of Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland." Well, I think she caught up with them and passed. She was truly wonderful in this timeless musical. It was the launching pad for what was to happen later in Doris' career. She would, after this picture, become a superstar, and in 1959 through 1966, the top female box office star of all time. "Calamity Jane" was the best western musical ever to come out of Hollywood. The script, the wonderful music, dancing and cast made it a sure-fire hit. "Secret Love", Doris' hit record from the film, not only won the Academy Award, but remained England's longest charting #1 hit (13 weeks) for 40 years. Miss Day's record was finally beat by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". That's some record. Doris Day, herself, chooses "Calamity" as her own favorite film, next to "Love Me or Leave Me". Personally, I have four of her musicals among MY favorites: "Calamity Jane," "Love Me or Leave Me," "The Pajama Game," and "Young at Heart". As you might guess, I, too recommend this picture to those who have never seen it. Get it before it goes out of print!
Whip crack-away, whip crack-away, whip crack-away! November 5, 2001
D. M. Farmbrough (Brentford, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is more than just a camp musical. This is THE musical! Warner Brothers have out-M.G.M.d M.G.M., and Sammy Fain has bettered Rogers and Hammerstein. Doris Day has never shone brighter, and Howard Keel was never more charming than he is in this Technicolor masterpiece. Every song stands out, the performances are at once knowing and innocent, and the romantic story could melt all except the stoniest of hearts. My favourites are The Deadwood Stage and Secret Love, but I am sure you will have your own. This video deserves a place on the shelves of anyone who wants to represent the 1950s musical in his collection.
Look between the lines. October 24, 2002
Chris Aldridge (Washington, DC USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The film is marvelous, but it's been dissected to death; consequently, I can't add any comment you haven't already heard. Lovely Technicolor cinematography of the outdoor frontier, rich period costuming, art direction, and a top-notch score of songs, including "The Deadwood Stage," "I Can Do Without You," "Windy City," "The Subject of Harry," and "Secret Love." Two special moments for me are Howard Keel singing "Higher Than A Hawk" to the oil portrait of Allyn McLerie, and "A Woman's Touch," which shows McLerie and Doris Day become sisters in solidarity. They clean the house (in fact, renovate it) while discovering Calamity's femininity at the same time. At the end of the scene, our heroine is in a dress and quite the looker. There's no shocking sexist message here; it's a musical showing how a woman 'gets her man.' I don't think in 1953 you could've asked for more. On the other hand, most of Day's scenes with Keel are a locked-horns battle of the sexes- no question. They compliment each other beautifully, right up to their near-romantic duet of "The Black Hills of Dakota." Enjoy the film again, and look between the lines- some of it is quite timeless.
|
|
|
