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Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Western
Release Year: 1948
Country: USA
Runtime: 91
Rating: 5.4 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Sound: Mono
Taglines:She can shoot a gun almost as fast as BOB can run ! Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!
Writing by: Edmund L. Hartmann - (original screenplay) (as Edmund Hartmann) and
Frank Tashlin - (original screenplay)
Jack Rose - (additional dialogue)
Monte Brice - uncredited
Barney Dean - uncredited
Melville Shavelson - uncredited
Produced by: Robert L. Welch - producer
Cast: Bob Hope - Painless Peter Potter
Jane Russell - Calamity Jane
Robert Armstrong - Terris
Iris Adrian - Pepper
Bobby Watson - Toby Preston (as Robert Watson)
Jackie Searl - Jasper Martin (as Jack Searl)
Joseph Vitale - Indian Scout
Charles Trowbridge - Gov. Johnson
Clem Bevans - Hank Billings
Jeff York - Big Joe
Stanley Andrews - Commissioner Emerson
Music: Victor Young
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: Calamity Jane is despatched to find out whos smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence school dentist as part of her cover.
Plot: Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward whos main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians its Janes sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
This film was shot using Super Panavision 70 and Todd-AO formats for presentation in single-strip Cinerama. The opening title sequence has the image devided into three frames just like the original three-strip Cinerama.
Goofs: We know about 2 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: During the escape from bank job in opening scenes, Frank is shot in the left leg. 25 minutes into the film, Emmett is shown putting a bandage on Franks right leg.
Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these:
All Genres: Comedy, Western
Release Year: 1948
Country: USA
Runtime: 91
Rating: 5.4 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
Writing by: Edmund L. Hartmann - (original screenplay) (as Edmund Hartmann) and
Frank Tashlin - (original screenplay)
Jack Rose - (additional dialogue)
Monte Brice - uncredited
Barney Dean - uncredited
Melville Shavelson - uncredited
Produced by: Robert L. Welch - producer
Cast: Bob Hope - Painless Peter Potter
Jane Russell - Calamity Jane
Robert Armstrong - Terris
Iris Adrian - Pepper
Bobby Watson - Toby Preston (as Robert Watson)
Jackie Searl - Jasper Martin (as Jack Searl)
Joseph Vitale - Indian Scout
Charles Trowbridge - Gov. Johnson
Clem Bevans - Hank Billings
Jeff York - Big Joe
Stanley Andrews - Commissioner Emerson
Music: Victor Young
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: Calamity Jane is despatched to find out whos smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence school dentist as part of her cover.
Plot: Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward whos main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians its Janes sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
This film was shot using Super Panavision 70 and Todd-AO formats for presentation in single-strip Cinerama. The opening title sequence has the image devided into three frames just like the original three-strip Cinerama.
Goofs: We know about 2 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: During the escape from bank job in opening scenes, Frank is shot in the left leg. 25 minutes into the film, Emmett is shown putting a bandage on Franks right leg.
Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- Until Blazing Saddles (1974) came out, this was the highest grossing western parody of all time.
- Annette Warren, who sang for Ava Gardner in Show Boat (1951) and Lucille Ball in Fancy Pants (1950) was also the singing voice for Iris Adrian in "Paleface".
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