Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
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- Approved
- 1h 26min
- Western
- 04 Jul 1949 (USA)
- Movie
Good luck with horses and women pushes Sam Bass toward outlawry.
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Cast verified as complete
| Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Calamity Jane
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| Howard Duff | ... |
Sam Bass
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| Dorothy Hart | ... |
Katherine 'Kathy' Egan
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| Willard Parker | ... |
Sheriff William 'Will' Egan
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| Norman Lloyd | ... |
Jim Murphy aka Gordon
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| Lloyd Bridges | ... |
Joel Collins
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
Harry Dean
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| Houseley Stevenson | ... |
Dakota
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| Milburn Stone | ... |
Abe Jones
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| Clifton Young | ... |
Link
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| John Rodney | ... |
Morgan
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| Roy Roberts | ... |
Marshal Peak
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| Ann Doran | ... |
Mrs. Lucy Egan
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| Charles Cane | ... |
J. Wells
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| Walter Baldwin | ... |
Doc Purdy
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| Jimmy Ames | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Anthony Backus | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Ray Beltram | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Roy Butler | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| George M. Carleton | ... |
Mr. Sherman (uncredited)
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| Russ Conway | ... |
Baggage Man (uncredited)
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| Tex Cooper | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Curtis | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Herman Hack | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Harry Harvey | ... |
Station Agent (uncredited)
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| Jack Ingram | ... |
Bob Mayes (uncredited)
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| I. Stanford Jolley | ... |
Wilson (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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James Linn | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Pierce Lyden | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Paul Maxey | ... |
Underwood (uncredited)
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| Frank McCarroll | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Horse Race Starter (uncredited)
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Russell Meeker | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Robert Milasch | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Bob Perry | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Joe Phillips | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ezelle Poule | ... |
Woman Customer (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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William Sundholm | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Tornek | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Douglas Walton | ... |
Bookmaker (uncredited)
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| Nedrick Young | ... |
Parsons (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Sherman | ||
Written by
| George Sherman | ... | (story) |
| Maurice Geraghty | ... | (writer) & |
| Melvin Levy | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Leonard Goldstein | ... | producer |
| Aaron Rosenberg | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Irving Glassberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Edward Curtiss | ||
Editorial Department
| Monroe W. Burbank | ... | associate color consultant: Technicolor |
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Bernard Herzbrun | ||
| Richard H. Riedel | ... | (as Richard Riedel) |
Set Decoration by
| A. Roland Fields | ... | (as Al Fields) |
| Russell A. Gausman | ||
Costume Design by
| Yvonne Wood | ||
Makeup Department
| Carmen Dirigo | ... | hair stylist |
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Olga Collings | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| John G. Holden | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Edward Dodds | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Sherwood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Glenn E. Anderson | ... | sound |
| Leslie I. Carey | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Polly Burson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jackie Hamblin | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Calvin Spencer | ... | stunt double: Lloyd Bridges (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Everett Brown | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Sherman Clark | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Norton Kurland | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Richard Towers | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Milton Schwarzwald | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Paul Sawtell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Walter Scharf | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Walter Schumann | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pat Betz | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
- Empire Universal Films (1949) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1949) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1949) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontierswoman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Branding their outlaw names ... into the fiery fame of the West ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass were both in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876 and 1877, when they were in their 20's, but there is nothing to show that the two ever met and the rather flimsy plot of this film has little or no relation to reality. Sam Bass (born on July 21, 1851) ran away from home and eventually got to San Antonio, Texas. He drove cattle to Kansas, moved on to Deadwood, and held up the Deadwood stage seven times. On September 19, 1877 he robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska, got away and returned to Texas. He was shot during an aborted bank robbery in Round Rock, Texas and died the next day, on his birthday, July 21, 1878. After her family moved west, Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Cannary (born May 1, 1852) eventually settled in Deadwood, South Dakota, where she became friendly with Wild Bill Hickok and later claimed to have borne his child. Hickok was killed during a poker game on August 2, 1876. Jane died in Terry, South Dakota on August 1, 1903, allegedly saying, "Bury me beside Wild Bill - the only man I ever loved." See more » |
| Goofs | During the Denton, Texas horse race about 20 minutes into the movie the horses run out to red rock desert country with mountains in the distance. The area around Denton Texas is almost flat black land prairie with no desert cactus around. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Night Across the Street (2012). See more » |
| Quotes |
Abe Jones:
How's the coffee, Dakota? Is it strong enough? Dakota: Drop a rock in it! If it don't sink, it's strong enough. See more » |