Calamity Jane: Legend of the West
From the Great Plains of the American West to the Rocky Mountains, from Apache Reservations to the suburbs of Deadwood, she could be seen bringing up the rear in convoys of pioneers or riding with desperados. This entertaining film tells the story of a unique American female legend: Martha Canary, alias Calamity Jane. She is the subject of myth, and yet her life was raw as the 19th century American West.
From the Great Plains of the American West to the Rocky Mountains, from Apache Reservations to the suburbs of Deadwood, she could be seen bringing up the rear in convoys of pioneers or riding with desperados. This entertaining film tells the story of a unique American female legend: Martha Canary, alias Calamity Jane. She is the subject of myth, and yet her life was raw as the 19th century American West.
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