Doris Day - A Woman's Touch (Calamity Jane) (1953)

[@fayerawcliffe7794]

This is just a femme renovating a butches apartment when she moves in

[@mai.vancon]

Well, she’s not protesting. She’s learning how to be feminine.

[@jesstoom8235]

To an extent.

[@arielsea9087]

And they both are in love with men.

[@andreapandypetrapan]

@@arielsea9087 As I'm sure you know, dear Arielsea9087, that's the blatantly pretended and fictional part of the storyline. They are both delightfully and completely WHLW (women how love women). Love andrea

[@dmnemaine]

@@arielsea9087 Because they would never have gotten away with a film overtly about romantic love between two women. The best they could do was code it into a mainstream film with a typical opposite sex couple plotline. The coding is definitely there though.

[@grossoutgal4863]

An absolute banger about a femme homemaker teaching her butch partner to do basic home ec things. Change my mind (you can't)

[@dii392]

What mind?

[@alyssabird720]

Uh, no. Lol

[@dominquedestine777]

Ngl, I kinda ship it.

[@andreapandypetrapan]

Why even try to change a perfect womanly statement of an amusing feminist and Sapphic truth! 🥰😇 Love andrea

[@binah7744]

Just two gals being pals...living together...singing a song called “a woman’s touch”...how very straight

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

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[@coffee_doodles2320]

Very very 'straight'

[@dii392]

I've read many similar comments and can only say you are a bunch of very sick people, completely out of touch with how life used to be when people didn't look for such nonsense. But with this one you are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. These are two very talented women singing a charming song in a good wholesome movie, and has nothing to do with anybody being gay or celebrating the gay lifestyle. Except for stupid people who see what they want to see.

[@MeAndMichaelOeuo]

@@dii392 calm down my guy, gay people exist

[@cassidyneurotica1296]

@@dii392 The blatant racism and sexism is wholesome? Have you ever watched this?

[@421alexia]

Not to mention they only met a few days ago and already moved in together 🧡🤍💖

[@glenyswood1572]

And both married men

[@saphiirus]

​@@glenyswood1572 unfortunately

[@utterlyepical]

I love that Calam is serving pretty Butch and Katie is total lipstick lez- I loved this movie when I first saw it at 12, it still lives in my heart (mostly this music number!)

[@melaniebrady7042]

RIP Doris Day 1922 - 2019 😢☹🙁😞😔

[@sot730]

The title says it all. A woman's touch. Ahead of its time. Songs had to be discreet in those days. Great song and performed to perfection.

[@jawnvaljawn]

@2manynegativewaves ok hetero

[@Ginger-ou6bs]

Rachel Nussbaum how does that make them a heterosexual. They could be Bisexual for all you know. Don’t assume people’s orientations

[@jawnvaljawn]

@@Ginger-ou6bs ok hetero

[@Ginger-ou6bs]

Rachel Nussbaum wow very mature and at Christmas too. Get a fucking life and common decency bc your pathetic. You’ve got nothing better to do than hate at Christmas, utterly pathetic

[@dii392]

You're nuts.

[@jackandthebeanstalk4253]

2:19 that flannel really drove the subtext home

[@joylynch5204]

A lot of people wear flannel

[@alexandraalberti5029]

A woman's touch, a woman's touch The magic of Aladdin couldn't do as much She's a wizard, she's a champ And she doesn't need a lamp A woman's touch can weave a spell The kind of hocus pocus that she does so well With the magic of a broom She can mesmerize a room With a whisk whisk here and a whisk whisk there And a dustpan for the cinders With a rub rub here and a rub rub there She can polish up the winders Then presto chango Suddenly, the sun comes shining through And what does Mr Sunshine say to you? How d'you do? It makes you blink, to stop and think A woman and a whisk-broom Can accomplish so darn much So never under-estimate a woman's touch A woman's touch can quickly fill The empty flower boxes on a window sill One smile from her and zoom Little buds begin to bloom A touch of paint, a magic nail Can turn a kitchen chair into a Chippendale Even make the lamp appear Like a crystal chandelier With a tack tack here and a tack tack there And a hand around a hammer With a mop mop here and a mop mop there You can give a cabin glamour Then gosh, almighty, all at once The cabin that we knew Becomes a shining castle built for two Me and you The pies and cakes a woman bakes Can make a fella tell her That he loves her very much So never under-estimate a woman's touch

[@zsrz4877]

Thank you for these words. Inspirational!

[@callistadiamonds]

Thank you 😊

[@L.A.A.666]

Doris has a lot of himbo energy

[@author7027]

better himbo than bimbo

[@DiamondFizzy]

She was playing a role. And she did it excellently!!

[@TuberoseKisser]

​@@author7027 it's literally the same thing just with a guy

[@rookie4812]

Lesbian Cottagecore goals

[@laflame8548]

Stfp

[@latteistrash]

@@laflame8548 no

[@marcoTHECOOLESTCAT]

So true op so true

[@MeAndMichaelOeuo]

yes

[@froggface3525]

YES!

[@marias4814]

Seeing this as a fundie, queer kid was a defining moment for me. "Calam and Katie" on the door burned into my memory 💛 Two women could live together?! 🤯❣️ So glad I found this movie again; it's even more gay than I realized.

[@kelsian_smith03]

This film always reminds me of staying at my grandparents house. I miss my grandparents RIP grandad and grandma.

[@samant3254]

me too!!! I was just telling my two little girls this

[@elizabetharmitage2748]

To all the comments saying this song isn't gay because it isn't about sex... being in love isn't always about sex xoxo

[@alyssabird720]

Umm Jane was in love with a man in the movie... they are friends. OMG. Why does everything have to be gay.

[@arielsea9087]

They’re actually rivals in their love for a man. Eventually each marries their male partners. Nice.

[@joylynch5204]

I don’t see any romance in this scene. Everyone saying “but all the signs are there” is reaching.

[@RoseJacksonHRJ]

I’m straight but have always a massive crush on Doris Day in this film. :o

[@arielsea9087]

Nothing wrong with liking her voice even Judy Garland had a great singing voice. Don’t know what that has to do with anything.

[@fred5399]

take a number

[@phrtao]

I'm a (mostly) straight guy and loved it when Doris day dressed as a boy in films like this and 'Moonlight Bay'.

[@jadecornwall9902]

My favorite musical ever, rip doris day

[@meagan4545]

Oh my god I came here cause looking back, this seemed a tad gay... I'm glad I'm not alone in that sentiment lol

[@roselee979]

i love this old classic film and this was my favourite part Jane getting all glammed up and the cute little cabin turned into a cosey pretty little cabine

[@justgrec3640]

I love how Katie painted over the holes in the door.

[@alouette.t2879]

Harold...

[@raytheraven644]

who tf is harold

[@taylortimeless]

I know lmao

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I remember watching this movie when I was a little girl. This movie and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" were my favorite movies.

[@bryoni5670]

i have this on repeat. its muted, but im playing sappy love songs over it and crying

[@nowsnothetime]

mood

[@gracek3976]

Every movie that starts with a super awesome character like jane has a plot of them becoming a girly girl and falling in love it's just not fair.

[@bookloverwholovestocook3669]

The movie was made in 1953 so that kind of transformation was part of the norm and/or what would pass muster with the Hollywood censors.

[@no_peace]

@@bookloverwholovestocook3669 we know

[@phrtao]

Just for a scene or two you are transported to a world where love is possible, who cares if it has to be packaged with a 'conversion' ending !

[@stephengordon3161]

I love this movie. This scene is a hoot. 2 women fixing up the love nest. ❤️

[@fayedeering]

this inspired me to clean my room

[@paacer]

Lol,

[@kaylas-420xox]

My great grandma got me hooked on this movie as a kid. I love it to this day ❤. Such a classic

[@MariaEduarda-uc6gt]

BUTCH/FEMME COUPLE

[@hannahm3898]

You GET IT

[@maresamcgowan1345]

YES. YES. YES

[@v1de0gamr23]

I ship it

[@juliaaraujo5321]

hfhkgd siiiiim!!!

[@kaechidi5025]

the OG cottagecore lesbians

[@alyssanicole6590]

I'm memorizing this for pride

[@aidenadamson7270]

Hahaha, i watch this movie once a week. i have seen it since i was two, i am 17 now

[@arielsea9087]

Grasping at straws. They’re singing how real women enjoy housekeeping. Lol

[@wilsonribeiro2146]

Eu amava ela kkķkkkķk assistia TODOS os filmes e quando ela arrumou a casinha eu gravei na mente NUNCA esqueci 🥰

[@dotsphantasia4559]

A woman that can do it all.. A man is often... afraid of, Cuz after all, It is his call... To be all that man is made of.

[@LauraC-hq7sm]

Great movie and a wonderful feel good song

[@Jany1954]

Love it!! Great movie and great actresses :)

[@roselee979]

i love this movie too

[@LookingForLoo]

Imagine being this gay on accident

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

@Josuke Ruins Everything. "accidental" Rub rub and then presto, sawing off the top bunk -- I guess we'll never know.

[@unequalledflame]

@@thebrazilianatlantis165 Maybe it was all unconscious, maybe not. Too bad we can't call up the former sailor and dance instructor who wrote the lyrics and ask him.

[@melanie5850]

oh i doubt it was an accident lol

[@lilpd24]

Well having happiness is blessing! Especially during a low season. 😁 So never underestimated God's touch lol

[@jonsmith2749]

Imagine being so gay you don’t get the film lmao😂

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

So THAT'S what that old calamity jane cartoon from back in the day was missing Lesbians XD

[@akrenwinkle]

03:34 "The cabin that we knew... becomes a shining castle built for two... me and you." But they had boyfriends! What can this mean? My smelling salts!

[@OggyBleacher]

If this sounds familiar it is because Alan Menken used part of this melody for the tune Belle in Beauty and the Beast.

[@bobreese4807]

My 1 minute of fame with Doris Day. In 1976 I worked in the sales department for the magazine and paperback book wholesaler of Los Angeles: Sunset News, later ARA services. Occasionally, celebrities would stop by with their agent, after getting their “tell all” biographies published. “Doris Day: Her Own Story” was just out and she and her agent came by for a promotional effort. After her agent spoke, he opened up the floor for any questions by the sales staff and execs. I was upset that no one, including myself, asked any questions or had any comments. I think most were awestruck and shy at her celebrity status and presence. The agent said something like…”Well ok, get in a line and Ms. Day will autograph a copy of her book for you.” Since I was so disappointed at our silence, I got at the end of the line, thinking that I could ask or say something to her. When it was my turn..I asked her, “Do you have any desire to get back into films?” She stopped signing her autograph on my copy and looked right into my eyes and said, “No when I was doing the movies, I was always asking questions like…’ Did I say that line right? Do I look ok? Is my makeup on right?’ It was always I, I, I. Now I have a chance to do something for others.” I understood what she meant and just said..”Good” 35 years later, I wrote to her and mentioned our meeting and what you just read of our words to each other. She replied by sending, to me, an autographed color picture of herself. I first saw her on TV in “Calamity Jane” and would play “Secret Love” on my mom’s piano. I was about 12 years old then.

[@akrenwinkle]

I was walking down a street in NY, I'm guessing also 1976, and two yards ahead of me was Garbo walking. I knew it was her because she was in her usual outfit the paparazzi photographed her wearing... oversized old-school fur coat, long silver hair under a brown knit cap, and sunglasses. Also, in her low walking shoes, six feet tall. It was her. I wanted to say hello and ask her at least one question, but somehow I couldn't. If it had been anyone else- Davis or Crawford or Hepburn or Doris- I could have politely said something. But something about Garbo said "don't." So I didn't.

[@annabel2100]

nobody can convince me these aren’t just two loving lesbians disguising their romance as a friendship

[@hat90phoenix32]

So what? Who actually does care?

[@artemist.2101]

@@hat90phoenix32 It can be beautiful to people who dont often see their kind of love represented in movies. Also why do you care if someone interprets it that way? Why does it bother you so much? You seem very concerned about this interpretation, considering you also left several other replies to other comments saying essentially the same thing. If you dont like this interpretation, then just ignore it lol.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"disguising their" discovering their

[@alyssabird720]

No... have you seen this movie?? I grew up watching it. It's not gay at all... Jane is in love with a man.

[@arielsea9087]

They’re actually rivals until Calamity realizes her love for Bill Hickok. In this story. The real people portrayed were married. She later married another man after his death and it’s not clear but may have had two to four daughters one given by adoption.

[@xannabx365]

i love this movie and this is the highlight of it

[@CaladonianQueen]

And they were roommates.

[@annecorey607]

Beautiful lady and beautiful singer and beautiful very good voice thank you

[@ImmortalChaos]

Been awhile since I've seen this movie, but isn't there a character at the saloon that performs in drag? I wonder if this scene's subtext is truly accidental? In general, the queer coding is so strong in the film, but truly shines here in this song and A Secret Love.

[@janjbowman]

ImmortalChaos I feel so grieved over a generation that can’t understand love between two women doesn’t alwAys include sex . Your seeing what you want to see in this film not in any way giving a gay message . My mother used to walk to school three miles every morning with 4 other girl friends . They all held hands while walking and none of them wanted to have sex with each other. They loved each other but not sexually . I weep for this generation that’s become so sexually crazed they have never experienced love for the same sex in a deep abiding friendship that isn’t going to lead to sex. You don’t understand do you ...but my mother did and many in her generation did . I will never forget the day my daughter was holding hands with her best friend when she was 12 years old. They were at the zoo looking at the animals together . Neither one was sexually acttacted to each other. They loved each other as two sisters love would love each other. Along comes some one asking them if they were lesbians. My daughter didn’t know what a lesbian was. I explained it to her later and she looked shocked and upset. She said mom that’s sickening . It is sickening that we live in a generation that can’t understand love of another doesn’t always mean sexual attraction .... it’s also sad that my daughter and her best friend never held hands again...there innocence was stolen by the sickening and desgusting interpitations of this very confused generation. They can’t discern love between two people I’d sexual attraction isn’t involved . It’s so sad . We live in a perverse generation .

[@LondonMermaid]

The song you're thinking of is Hive Full of Honey that's sung by Francis Fryer

[@leviathantb4014]

@@janjbowman We live in a society where everyone clapped. You're focusing on the sex life of gay people far more than you would upon seeing a heterosexual relationship, so bringing it away from weird fantasizing about stranger's sexual proclivities, would you really not assume a potential romantic relationship upon seeing a boy and a girl holding hands? Why can't a man and a woman have a relationship that doesn't include romance? Why does your perverse mind have to make such "desgusting interpitations" Anyway I've seen straight people project romantic couplings onto literal infants because they were opposite sexes and next to each other, so glass houses dude

[@taylortimeless]

@@janjbowman Here’s the thing about art Janice, people are allowed to interpret it any way they like.

[@vainpiers]

@@janjbowman being gay isn't just about sex, lol.

[@saforetro6489]

I love this ship

[@givalda44]

amo este filme tinha 9 anos qdo vi a primeira vez. Ele influenciou td minha vida.

[@luizpaulo-qm5dc]

Conheci esse ano! É muito bonito mesmo, não fazem mais filmes assim

[@barriegodfrey4924]

Two brilliant singers together. Great song in a wonderful film

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

Favourite song from the film

[@Vixielicious]

Just a couple of gals being pals

[@MeggieTheWerewolf]

This is so cute, istg

[@leeannmansfield5254]

This is what a real beautiful lady looks like. No far bun and no lip fillers.......

[@павелворобьев-ц6о]

Красота и две богини красоты а если посмотреть обычные девушки хорошо получилось душевно с любовью

[@scarlettbuchanan1]

All I want is "are they gay" to cover this power couple

[@hat90phoenix32]

And if they are? What will happen? You will explode? Don't be childish.

[@citrine4267]

@@hat90phoenix32 What an overreaction to this comment

[@emzarulaify]

Omg been watching this since i was two im 22 now and NOW i understand

[@SarahKing-cg4ug]

Love how it's called a women's touch

[@Well_Hello_There42]

I remeber watching this copious amounts of time when i was about five anf I thought they were in love

[@DiaboTatuado]

And they were roommates

[@helenbeggs9556]

Never underestimate a woman’s touch. ❤️🙏☘️🙂

[@allyhamilton4056]

Katie brown was very pretty she looks like a teacher I had at my secondary school.

[@LauraC-hq7sm]

This is the song that I always put on when I’m cleaning the washroom as I utterly hate cleaning the washroom.

[@wilsonribeiro2146]

Queria muito assistir novamente inteiro

[@bew3016]

Applejack and Rarity energy. 🍎💎

[@no_peace]

Doris Day is so brassy, I love it so much

[@arielsea9087]

She had a nice voice and married four men.

[@SmooshGoo]

Kinda odd how they removed all of the Allyn's (katies) singing from the original soundtrack, I like doris days versions regardless but wish they wouldve kept in this version of the song!

[@Korn1holio]

yup

[@janjbowman]

Just give me that cabin .

[@hat90phoenix32]

There's no bathroom.

[@seniorskateboarder5958]

The people making comments do not understand the innocence and lack of guile in this era. I was born in 1953. And i can tell you, with authority, that women were far more appreciated in my day than they are now. As Doris Day sang, "You can't get a man with a gun!"

[@paacer]

So true , most living today have no idea what life was like in the 50's , the only source of entertainment was the radio and absolutely nothing about being gay .

[@randysills4418]

My parents had a 78 RPM record of just Doris Day singing this song...I think it was only her. Does anyone know?

[@lildebbie7366]

Randy Sills yes

[@Korn1holio]

I'm sure it was. For example, the recorded version of "Deadwood stage" is missing the male backing vocals, that are present in the movie version.

[@TomRipley7350]

Don’t be hard on lesbians for projecting onto this. Even now they’re thirsting for representation in film. I didn’t sense any lesbian undertones when I watched this over and over with my Nan as a kid. Little did I know that it was an indicator that I was as gay as a teapot.

[@simonjones7727]

One of the most ridiculous, absurd and yet somehow irresistible sequences in all cinema. The cabin, when complete, looks like nothing on earth in the 1870s but is the perfect model of what every American in the 1950s would have dreamed of as being most delightful in the rustic country style. It is practically a Cath Kidston catalog. A very odd movie you have to say. Not only Doris Day gets to cross dress, but also Dick Wesson and Howard Keel too. You get not one, but three, parody music hall songs and "I've Got a Hive Full of Honey" is a ridiculously suggestive song for a man to sing, even in drag.

[@luimorales960]

always knew this duo had lesbian energy, glad i'm not the only one to think so

[@jazafigueir8387]

Bons tempos da sessão da tarde ❤

[@Alison-y1i]

❤ doris day in clamity jane love the bit when clamity and katie do up the cabin the song is a womans👠👠💘🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 touch x😊 🕯️ 🌷🍀❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕯️🌹😊x

[@RubyStreet]

No one is talking about the thumbnail 👌😂

[@kaechidi5025]

HHELP BAHAHAHA

[@zsrz4877]

Inspirational!

[@annagiudice1868]

Adorooooo

[@lilylina11]

Doing this show at school hehe reply if you got a Katie callback as well 😂😂

[@alyssabird720]

You can clearly tell who are the Gen Z and young millennials watching this because they think it's gay. Us older folks no better since we've seen the movie growing up. They had a close girl friendship, and Jane was in love with a man and became very feminine for him. That's all. People read too much into stuff 🙄🙄🙄 Dont watch if you can't handle straight romance haha

[@haleyhappyhippygirl]

The reason we think it's gay is because it resonates with us. This movie is very much queer coded. All we've ever watched were straight romances because we don't have very much representation but believe me when I say we know it when we see it.

[@latteistrash]

Literally I feel like they would’ve been the best couple ever, however it makes me kinda sad then that they both got married to men. I guess they could still be Bi.

[@leahburnett6088]

Also you have got to remember the time

[@latteistrash]

@@leahburnett6088 yes that to

[@nenu585]

Please up load the full movie please 🙏

[@DaisyWhisper]

The queer vibes are strong with this one 💚butch4femme 💚

[@Butmunch666]

How? Where are the butch vibes? Honestly I don't know.

[@kiah9085]

This song is a double win for lgbt bc either they’re dating or they’re queer platonic partners

[@kiah9085]

@Ben Mccarthy queer platonic doesn’t exclude marrying men, nor does being bi. They don’t have to be straight. They can’t be gay, but that doesn’t mean automatically straight.

[@Em-di3jq]

@Ben Mccarthy Bud, if you look at the year this was made the coding was there. The writers and director have even acknowledged this 🤷‍♀️🙃... it’s gay and it’s awesome! 🥰

[@Em-di3jq]

@Ben Mccarthy they had a double wedding dude! Lol that’s pretty gay to me 👏🏳️‍🌈

[@SarahKing-cg4ug]

Lovely

[@angelaramos1379]

Hermosa

[@louisefotheringham2511]

All these comments on here aren't about doris just lesbian talk

[@Em-di3jq]

Not true! We have big gay crushes on her 💁‍♀️🏳️‍🌈

[@author7027]

i like Doris Day

[@davidfaas58777]

Never Underestimate a Woman's Touch ~ Calamity Jane (1953)

[@Korn1holio]

Dammit, am I the only innocent person here? lol

[@sugaredttea]

My god!!! These women gay!!! Good for them good for them 🥰🏳️‍🌈

[@davidthelander1299]

What horseshit

[@mayaconnor4206]

@@davidthelander1299 Boohoo David

[@rosanadacunha5640]

Wondeful

[@marcoTHECOOLESTCAT]

I wanna watch this movie but idk where the full movie is :((

[@aldeizesantos299]

Gostaria de saber onde consigo baixar o filme completo dublado?

[@emilychoi2290]

theyre lesbians harold

[@roselee979]

Its a movie..they both end up getting married to two men in the movie. Why does everything have to be gay. obviously you have not watched the whole movie

[@sherbetttt]

@@roselee979 *does

[@peteradaniel]

😂😂

[@clowneteeth3367]

rose lee someone’s fragile

[@emilychoi2290]

@@clowneteeth3367 god I wish everything WAS gay

[@KaguraLioness]

Gay rights

[@Ray-ok8id]

No one: Me: ✨Lesbians✨🥰🥰🥰

[@judyemmstoyradio3064]

Ruby and Sapphire...

[@Livrockz103]

I know a year late but human version of rarity and applejack

[@soulrefix6503]

I love my moms.

[@ZessXXify]

“With a rub rub here and a rub rub there” you can’t tell me they didn’t know-

[@Gods_Aviator]

Me a 14 yr old lass cleaning the ship as a job from the captain with the crew be like.

[@louriewylde9293]

LOL this was SOOOOOOO written by a man!! "a woman and a dust broom can accomplish so darn much". BLEEEH

[@lunak1391]

considering how dare i say sexist things were back then etc etc? I wouldn't be surprised if not encouraged by one. what was work for men? were mere hobbies for women etc...

[@sillyphobiaz]

close enough. welcome back rarity and applejack

[@gracemiller9897]

THE GAY UNDERTONES IN THIS FILM IS TOO MUCH

[@hat90phoenix32]

Oh give it a rest. Please. DOES IT MATTER?????

[@gracemiller9897]

@@hat90phoenix32 yes🕺

[@clowneryjohnson5208]

This movie now for the gays ✅

[@taylortimeless]

@@gracemiller9897 Lmaoooo that emoji 😂

[@carrotcakecat]

@@hat90phoenix32 Yes. Gay people have been massively underrepresented in media, so when we find something we can see ourselves in, yes it does matter.

[@minadoro]

It was an innocent time, there was no wink wink from Doris! Or the song writer.