Added: Jun 19, 2009
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Calamity Jane is a "Wild West"-themed film 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.It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Secret Love", Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster) and was also nominated for Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best Sound, Recording.The songs and screenplay form the basis of a stage musical of the same name that has had a number of productions. The film was also adapted for television in 1963, with Carol Burnett in the title role.Directed by David Butler Produced by William Jacobs Written by James O'Hanlon Starring Doris DayHoward KeelAllyn Ann McLerie Music by David ButtolphHoward Jackson Cinematography Wilfred M. Cline Editing by Irene Morra Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date(s) November 4, 1953 (U.S.) Running time 101 mins Language English Cast:Doris Day - Calamity Jane Howard Keel - Wild Bill Hickok Allyn McLerie - Katie Brown Philip Carey - Lt. Danny Gilmartin Dick Wesson - Francis Fryer Paul Harvey - Henry Miller Chubby Johnson - Rattlesnake Gale Robbins - Adelaid Adams Francis McDonald - Hank Monte Montague - Pete MusicThe score, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, includes such classic songs as:"The Black Hills of Dakota" "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)" "I Can Do Without You" "It's Harry I'm Planning to Marry" "My Heart is Higher than a Hawk (Deeper Than a Well)" "Calamity Jane: The Myth, The Woman, The Legend." "Secret Love", which topped the Billboard and Cash Box musical charts at number one. Bugs Bunny sang "Secret Love" in the 1956 cartoon Rabbitson Crusoe. "Just Blew in from the Windy City" "The Right Kind of Honey Bee" "A Woman's Touch" The music was included in an album of the same name, though some of the songs from the album were re-recorded rather than taken from the soundtrack.http://www.jose-nelson.comhttp://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=12963769
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