I Watch Films: Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953) Calamity Jane (Doris Day) rides the stagecoaches as a guard in the Dakota territory; due to her deadly aim and hair trigger temper no one officially doubts her tall tales. She has a friendly rivalry with Wild Bill Hickock (Howard Keel) and an unspoken crush on Lieutenant Gilmartin (Philip Carey). She goes out of her way to save him from a Native American attack. The owner of the Golden Garter Saloon in Deadwood erroneously hires Francis Fryer for his show, thinking Fryer is a woman. He goes on in drag which does pretty well until his wig comes off; violence threatens. Calamity comes to the rescue, announcing she will got to Chicago and get Adelaid Adams, the big star everyone likes from her cigarette card. Wild Bill doubts her and they make a wager that he will attend in “Indian” dress. Arriving there she is late to Adams dressing room; Adams has abandoned her wardrobe to her maid Katie Brown (Allyn Ann Mclerie) as she will get new clothes on her Europ...
