Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1949 · 86 mins · English

Directed by

George Sherman

Starring

Norman Lloyd, Roy Roberts, Yvonne De Carlo, Nedrick Young, Dorothy Hart, Howard Duff

Drifter Sam Bass rolls into Denton, Texas just as the town prepares for a major horse race, seeking any work he can find. His charm quickly draws the attention of the attractive storekeeper Katherine Egan—sheriff’s sister—and the fierce frontier legend Calamity Jane. When a swift racehorse boosts Sam’s fortunes, his newfound luck with horses and women spirals toward disaster, pushing him toward a perilous life of crime.