''Calamity Jane and Sam Bass'' is a 1949 American

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film directed by George Sherman and starring Yvonne de Carlo, Howard Duff and

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Plot

Sheriff Will Egan doesn't want any gamblers in

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and is suspicious when stranger Sam Bass arrives in town. The sheriff's sister Kathy likes the newcomer, though, while

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...

is impressed with Sam's way with horses, even more so when Sam spots a poorly shod favorite in a horse race and bets against him, winning a tidy sum. Sam buys the losing horse with his wager winnings and intends to race him. But when a hired guy poisons the horse, Sam shoots him. Sam tries to turn himself in, but feels he can't get a fair trial and busts out. Sam becomes an outlaw, robbing banks. He believes Kathy has tricked him and turns to Jane. He ends up shot, dying in Jane's arms, yet seemingly in love with Kathy.

Cast

* Yvonne de Carlo as

* Howard Duff as Sam Bass *

as Kathy Egan *

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as Will Egan * Norman Lloyd as Jim Murphy *

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as Joel Collins * Marc Lawrence as Harry Dean *

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as Dakota * Milburn Stone as Abe Jones * Clifton Young as Link * John Rodney as Morgan * Roy Roberts as Marshal Peak *

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as Mrs. Lucy Egan * Charles Cane as J. Wells *

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as Doc Purdy

Production

In March 1948 Universal announced they would make ''The Story of Sam Bass'' from a story by director George Sherman. It would be an expensive production in Technicolor shot on location in Kanab, Utah. Jimmy Stewart was sought to play the title role. The role eventually went to Howard Duff who had just come to notice in '' Brute Force'' (1947). Universal decided to cast Yvonne de Carlo as the female lead. De Carlo was under contract to Universal at the time, and had just been entertaining US troops in Europe. She was reluctant to make the film as it was a Western, but did not want to go on suspension. (She had been briefly engaged to her co-star Howard Duff in April 1947.)

and

signed to play support roles. Filming started 7 October 1948 in Kanab, Utah. Johnson Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, and the Gap were additional filming locations. It was the second film about

made that year, the other being '' The Paleface''.

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* * * * {{George Sherman 1949 films 1949 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films shot in Utah Cultural depictions of Calamity Jane Universal Pictures films Films directed by George Sherman 1940s American films

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