I Can Do Without You from Calamity Jane (1953)
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The courting dance of the Wild West, starring the defiant Calamity Jane (Doris Day), the exasperated Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel), and the on-looking Henry Miller (Paul Harvey).
After Miller, owner of the theatre hall the Golden Garter, tried to pass off a male actor as a female singer (oh, the hilarity!), Calamity tried to save him from his very angry patrons by promising the visit of Adelaide Adams, star of the Chicago stage and the fantasy of all the men in Deadwood. Driven by the need to help out her dear friend, she had blurted out the only name she knew, not realizing the improbability of her statement. This scene starts with Miller, Calamity, and Wild Bill trying to decide what to do, and ends with a most entertaining display of anger and passion, performed through Kerr and Day's graceful slap-stick comedy.
Lyrics:
[Calamity:]
In the Summer... you're the Winter
In the finger... you're the splinter
In the banquet, you're the stew.
Say! I could do without you!
[Wild Bill:]
In the garden, you're the gopher,
In the Levi's you're the loafer,
Like an overturned canoe...
Well, I could do without you!
[Calamity:]
You can go to... Philadelphia
Take a hack to Hackensack.
Hey!! I'll never RING a BELL fer ya!
Or yell fer yer to come back!!
[Wild Bill:]
In the question, you're the why
In the ointment, you're the FLY!!
[Calamity:]
Though I know some things are indispensable...
Like a buck or two,
If there's one thing I can do without,
I can do without you!
[Wild Bill:]
In the barrel, you're a pickle
In the goldmine, you're a nickel
You're the tack inside my shoe.
Yes!! I can do without you!
[Calamity:]
In my bosom, you're a dagger
You're a mangy carpet-bagger!
In the theatre you're the 'boo'!
I can do without you.
[Wild Bill:]
You got charms, they ain't bewitchin' me!!
You've a face no one would paint!
[Calamity:]
I got the darndest itch in me!!
To be wherever you ain't!
[Wild Bill:]
In the bullfrog, you're the croak.
[Calamity:]
In the forest, poison oak!
[Wild Bill:]
Though I know some things are necessary
My half-pint buckaroo,
If there's one thing I can do without,
I can do without.....
[Calamity:]
You're a knothead!
[Wild Bill:]
You're a faker!
[Calamity:]
You're a bonehead!
[Wild Bill:]
Troublemaker!
[Both:] I can do without you!
**Note: The content of this video belongs exclusively to Paramount Studios and all the people involved in its construction and distribution.
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"In my bosom, you're a dagger. You're a mangy carpet bagger!" Ah, they don't write them like that anymore. Pure gold!
@NateKat80
7 ай бұрын
In the Levi's you're the loafer! Classic
Anyone else had a crush when they were younger on bill?😅
@itsroyalgypsy
9 жыл бұрын
Jellybean123789 What do you mean when they were younger? I first watched this film when I was 6... I'm 17 and still crushing on him xD
@eneal2056
5 жыл бұрын
Crush? I'm sixty-five and he still makes my heart flutter!
@jenpeterson3712
5 жыл бұрын
He was soo sexy! His eyes, his smile, his build, his voice😍😍😍. Be still my beating heart💓💓
@candycane420uk7
4 жыл бұрын
Not bill more Doris.❤️
@waaazzza93
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely haha. Plus I loved their friendship! ❤️
Of all the ladies playing opposite of Howard Keel, Doris Day holds her own and matches his energy. Perfect couple.
ANYONE CAN PLAINLY SEE THAT DEEP DOWN CALAMITY AND HICOCK WERE IN LOVE, AND WENT THEY WENT TO THE BALL, EVERYTHING FELL INTO PLACE!! LOVE WAS BURSTING BETWEEN THOSE TWO!!!
@MelsLilCherubx
Жыл бұрын
YAS FINALLY SOMEONE WHO WATCHED IT AND KNEW! WE R THE CALAMITY JANE LOVING PEOPLE
@The_T.R_Trio
8 ай бұрын
Yea so good and Katie felt bad for her they got together then they were happy 😃
Ever since I was little I wanted to be Calamity Jane, and my first crush was Howard Keel!! Partly because of this film and then Seven Brides too. Nothing beats these classic musicals for me
@StephanieGouldson
9 жыл бұрын
I quite agree Howard keel was gorgeous
@princessjones8112
8 жыл бұрын
Same..of the years x)
@CrAZychicke
8 жыл бұрын
+cozdahunni my favourite movies!
@elainesvard5668
6 жыл бұрын
The
@deedee8983
6 жыл бұрын
Me too, for the same movies also
It's amazing how easily he picks her up and places her onto the counter.
@leahmccarthy7747
3 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite part!
@houndsofroses3727
3 жыл бұрын
Well he is like a giant compared to her! XD xxxx
@impassable
2 жыл бұрын
And she's not small, she's 5'7
@houndsofroses3727
2 жыл бұрын
@@impassable she was smaller than that... even so 5'7 is small..I'm a woman I'm 5'9... he looks over 6 foot x
@impassable
2 жыл бұрын
@@houndsofroses3727 A quick search tells me he was 6'3
My favorite movie as a kid. My mom had to rewind it so many times for me as a kid. I can sing every song by heart:)
@ellensheppard1466
Жыл бұрын
Same here! I grew up on this movie and I can sing all the songs! ❤
@Breezy81
11 ай бұрын
Mine too the good ole days
@sarahpayne1552
6 ай бұрын
Same here ❤❤❤
@alanhodges8839
5 ай бұрын
Just a brilliant film.
@kassandraelia4526
3 ай бұрын
me too!
“Sure, why don’t I send for the Queen of Sheba?” “No good, they want Adelaide!” Lol! I love Doris Day so much; she was one of the few actresses I know of who could do comedy and serious stuff, glamorous and dressed down, and could sing brilliantly into the bargain!
@johnbockelie3899
3 жыл бұрын
" My half pint buckaroo", a cute Nick name for Calamity Jane.
@CynthiaPollack-on4us
9 ай бұрын
I No she is freaking cute and she is calamity Jane I
you can here that they are really singing, there is no play back, thats talent
RIP beautiful lady, thank you so much for your wonderful talent💖
@andrearaven4596
5 жыл бұрын
Love Doris Day ..R.i.p
One of my favourite films and the best thing about this song is that it's a single shot and not dubbed post-filming so it's like watching them perform live! and performed perfectly at that.
I love her expressions every time he had a hold of her. LOL!! This song had my sides splitting.
Howard Keels voice is like velvet 😍
@jenpeterson3712
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree.
I ADORED Howard Keel in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. His voice is SOOO GORGEOUS and POWERFUL!!! I liked him Calamity Jane, too. I think they both got in touch with their sides that pick on each other!
Goodbye Doris. My favourite movie, can't stop watching it again and again . Great music, great story, great talent. And...no…."I can't do without you."
@alanhodges8839
5 ай бұрын
Ditto again and again.
One of all time favorite films. I love the beautiful Doris Day. I love the sound tract. And with Howard Keel as Bill Hickok it made a wonderful musical movie.
@jimimes
9 жыл бұрын
My first movie star crush was the first time I saw Doris Day in Calamity Jane. I recorded the sound track straight from the TV and you can imagine how poor it was, but I loved all the songs. She's a great classy and beautiful woman who as far as I know still lives in Santa Barbara with her dogs. I believe she's about 90 now.
@leonardhughes7679
6 жыл бұрын
+Jim Imes how old was she in this.shes similar to Tommy steel in some of these numbers
What an absolutely magnificent woman, I loved all her films and songs. Brilliant and missed.
@alanhodges8839
5 ай бұрын
Ditto
I love their facial expressions haha. Calamity's facial expression at 1:43 and how Bill reacts to her jumping up at 1:53. It makes me laugh when I see Calamity looking at Bill at 2:17. Their facial expressions really make the scene seem like they are true reactions.
One of the few times in film history that a song was sung and recorded live on the set!
Yes. You can hear her voice drop when she comes over the counter. She also did the same thing in Pajama Game while singing Hey There. She is a pro!
Meanwhile the other guy is still sitting at the table, just awkwardly twiddling his thumbs
Omg! I have such a crush on him. Even after 45 years of watching him.
One of my favourite musicals . Calamity Jane . Never get tired of watchin this film. Love the song . She was a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice and Howard keep was handsome with a great voice
@neorich59
3 жыл бұрын
When this first came out on video, I watched it almost daily and know the entire thing off by heart, line for line. I have it on DVD and something today made me think of this song...think I'll dig it out on and watch it on what promises to be a very wet and windy Sunday in the UK tomorrow!
Oh man i loved this musical as a kid and still one of my favorites!! Who didnt want to be calamity jane as a kid lol 💖
My favorite Doris Day movie ever!
Howard Keel was bloody gorgeous! Great film x
No one will ever forget you, Doris.
Great song sung by two great actors/singers!
I can watch this sequence all day and never tire of it. From the standpoint of the frustrated lyricist that I am, I think this song is a lyrical marvel. Love it when she sings, "You can go ... Philadelphia..."
@CynthiaPollack-on4us
9 ай бұрын
I think I have to Hackensack
@CynthiaPollack-on4us
9 ай бұрын
I'll never ring a bell for ya or yell for ya or yell for ya too come back () 😀😀😘😀😀
@CynthiaPollack-on4us
9 ай бұрын
I'll never ring a bell for ya or yell for ya or yell for ya too come back
@georgehewett6243
9 ай бұрын
@@CynthiaPollack-on4us You're right, after she sings, "You can go to ... Philadelphia," then she sings, "Take a hack to Hackensack."
I just love Howard keel , his voice those looks .. sooo dreamy 🥰😍
I have always been in love with Bill, he was such a looker
I grew up watching this movie over and over as a little girl, and didn't know Doris Day in any other role until a couple years ago! So it was a real shock seeing Doris Day in Pillow Talk!
I have love Calamity Jane since i was little Howard Keel and Doris Day are superb!!!
Rest in peace Doris. ❤
I just turned 18 and my old soul still loves Doris Day movies. This one was the one that captured my heart and kept it. My great grandma loves Midnight Lace. This song funnily was Anything You Can Do before it was!
I wonder how many cliches the brilliant writers had to come up with in order to write this wonderful number. It's just a totally magnificent use of word play throughout. Gives me goose bumps to think of the effort and imagination that went into it. "I got the darnd-est itch in me, to be wherever you ain't? WHO would have thought of that??
But we can't do without her! She's one of our greatest artists still alive, more than a hundred years she is, BRAVO! The greatest ever still alive, we say THANKS to yu, Calam! Merci beaucoup! Emmanuel from Paris
This has got to be my favorite musical, and Bill and Jane's romance is so wonderful
BUT THEY LOVE EACH OTHER REALLLY
@adamperrine1412
9 жыл бұрын
not in real life they didnt
@SavingPrivateBob
9 жыл бұрын
Adam Perrine Uhh, what?
@adamperrine1412
9 жыл бұрын
in real life they were friends not lovers
@kennyjim
9 жыл бұрын
Adam Perrine I don't think anyone said or thought they did in real life..
@EditorOfSL
8 жыл бұрын
+AnimeAndRock That's the irony of this song, really; they say they can do without each other but in the end they find they can't.
I've never been much for musicals, but this is my all-time favorite!
65 years later and it's still awesome xx
RIP Beautiful Classy lady.. my absolute idol xxx
This is the film from my childhood. I love it so much
I love this classic and fun song from the 1953 classic movie Calamity Jane! I was born in 1978. I own this videotape, Laser Disc, DVD, and Blue Ray. Thank you for posting and sharing this. This is movie magic!
Doris is fantastic what a talented lady!!
Isn't Doris Day just amazing! It's such a shame movie stars don't come like this anymore, nor do they make movies like this anymore.
Considering how Calamity is the sort who takes no crap from anybody, while blowing her own horn just as loud as possible, I'd say this scene says more about Bill's character than hers: he's the only person who can match her shot for shot and won't take any of HER crap.
@CynthiaPollack-on4us
9 ай бұрын
That's why I love that song so
I'm 17 and I love this movie soooooooooooooooo much. I grew up with it cuz my mum loves it. It's one of my all time fav movies. I love all Doris Day movies :) this song is so funny
I know I'll just repeat some comments from here but I just have to say it - I love that movie and that song!!!! Doris Day being so tiny and Howard Keel so big - they look great together! And it's soooo funny!
What can we say about Doris Day a lovely lady a great singer a wonderful voice just so natural love all over this world!!!!
all the songs on this movie are straight FIRE!!!! love this movie!
I'm 17 and I absolutely, positively love this soooo much! Ever since I first saw it I was 12 or 11...
Such a classic. I'm so glad I was raised on musicals and old movies.
I love it when they're huffing back to back then he just looks as her and goes "Nyeeaaahh >:(" :'D it's so funny
1:35 is brilliant the way she says 'I can do without you!' and then gets picked up like she weighs nothing
Born the same year as Garland. Sadly Judy died 50 years ago in 1969 at just 47.Both achieved GLITTERING careers.
Love the faces she pulls....she's a riot!
I love this song it's my FAVOUITE EVER EVER..... and I think it's so comical the way they insolt each other! X^D
Howard Keel has such a great voice, i fell in love with musicals because of hearing him. I wish there were more guys like that nowadays.
one of my favorite classic musicals of all time
In mos numbers in musical movies the performers sing to a pre-recorded playback, but this was obviously recorded on the set! Love it.
I love, love Calamity Jane. If ever I lived a past life, I would have been Calamity. Back in the day when the movie of the week played all 5 days, well, I drove my little bro crazy watchin'. Thnx for uploading my friend!
Howard Keel was so gorgeous!
I'd love a 'friendship' like this :') I just wish my whole life was like a musical :'D I need to get a life one day soon!!
This number was recorded live--that is, they were not lip synching to a soundtrack as was usually done in a musicals. Makes the scene even more fun.
My granddaughter 22! Mths loves this, claps and has an encore. 😂
❤❤😂😂 it ! Howard Keel had such a beautiful baritone voice!❤
Remember being in love with Doris in this film as a kid, still am in a way❤
I Love This Part!! And The Whole Movie!!!
Love this song, watched the movie again last night
This is still one of my favorie movies ❤
I think they like each other! :D
@alonzohuerta2642
7 жыл бұрын
Marcus Head they are just like 2 kids in elementary xD
Class film. Class actors. Class music and singing. They sure don't make em this good anymore.
Thanks -- this is so much fun !! Love this movie - she's so cute !! Thanks for posting !
I love this song! So much musical even better!
fantastic actor and actress!
I love them both. I've been meaning to watch this film when its on, but I always miss it. Doris Day is adorable. And Howard Keel is smexy.
the best musical ever
I love the way he picks her up and puts her on the counter and he has his hand on her waist
Love when he pushed her behind the bar, always makes me laugh because of how quickly she comes back up 😅
Love them SO much! Hilarious, one of my fav movies!
I have always loved Doris Day she made some wonderful movies .... Calamity Jane was the best.... she said some nice songs out too It's just sad what happened to her son on Charles Manson's end.......RIP. this is November 2022 and I will still watch this movie when it comes on
Love this film sòòoooooooooo much
i always laugh when he pushes her off the counter this movie is a classic
Great film!!
Is still my all time favourite movie. I loved Howard Keel
These two... now they have talent. Guys don't sing like this nowadays. It's a shame. Howard Keel - great voice and blooming gorgeous.
This was one of my favorite Doris Day movies. I love the floor they are walking on. It has been in every MGM movie (all filmed on the same sound stage). The floor was used in Gone With The Wind, and other great movies during the peak of movies by MGM. I don't know if it still exist but every time I see a movie and I see the floor, there it is!
Flawless!!! Kudos to all :-)
These are the BEST......
i love this song!!
ive got lots of howard keel favorites, but this one is my most favorite!!! he did such an amazing job alongside doris day!!
I wasn't going to watch this movie but then I decided to, I almost missed out on one great movie!
I love this musical :)
On my sadest day this movie makes me feel better everytime.
So So So beautiful to listening to and I love it.
They are so amazing.
Wow how wonderful this movie Thank you for sharing I loved it I wish I could see the whole movie PLEASE PLEASE ❤❤❤👏👏👏
Exactly what my mother did for me when I was around that age (might've been even younger, haha!) Trust me, she'll thank you for it. I'm so pleased I know a classic like this. Even now as a teen it's an all-time, timeless favourite. :)
Brilliant Howard and calamity jest the absolute best