One of the best filmed musicals in the history of cinema. Gorgeous Technicolor cinematography and a great script, book and lyrics, along with knee-slapping gender-bending comedy routines and a stellar cast make this film a masterpiece of stylish entertainment. Doris Day gives one of the finest performances of her career as the rough-and-tumble Calamity Jane, a sharp-shootin' lass who can shoot and ride better than any man and has bravery to spare, along with other more feminine talents that she develops along the way. As Calamity learns to be a "lady" and wins the love of Wild Bill Hickok, this in no way diminishes her "masculine" side. With Howard Keel masquerading as a squaw with a baby, Doris Day running around in men's clothes, an actor who does a drag act, and a lady's maid who assumes another identity to make it on the stage, this film mixes show business, camp and glamour with the rowdy energy of the Old West like nothing you've ever seen before. Not to mention the velvety-smooth voices of Keel and Day, with some of the wittiest songs ever written! Not to be missed!
Review of Calamity Jane
