ABSTRACT
Reviewing Calamity Jane in October 1953, Variety noted that there had been, to that point, quite a glut of comedy-musical Westerns, and that this latest offering provided little to offset its derivative nature: “While flavorful, a number of the Calamity songs suggest other scores of other years. As a matter of fact, the entire film seems a little familiar, having some ingredients in common with Annie Get Your Gun and Oklahoma” (“Gene”).
