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Annie Get Your Gun

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The musical tale of Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) moves from stage to screen in this rollicking film adaptation. Renowned in the Wild West as a sharpshooter, Annie meets her match, both romantically and professionally, in the form of fellow ace gunslinger Frank Butler (Howard Keel). While Annie and Frank are performing as part of the famous traveling show headlined by the legendary Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern), the two compete and flirt, with plenty of ups and downs along the way.
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Elliott Stein Village Voice 04/13/2004
Stalwart baritone Howard Keel makes an impressive Hollywood debut as Hutton's leading man. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/08/2012
B
A loud and gaudy production of a hit play turned into a hit movie. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/27/2011
B
In this fun musical, Betty Hutton gives perhaps an overenergetic peformance in a part that was intended for Judy Garland before she was fired. Go to Full Review Scott G. Mignola Common Sense Media 01/02/2011
4/5
A rootin' tootin' good time. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 10/23/2008
5/5
Colorful, tuneful, brassy musical version of Berlin's hit Broadway show. Go to Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com 10/21/2006
3/4
A word of warning to those obsessed with political correctness: Annie Get Your Gun is not for you. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ken E Oct 1 Great and legendary songs and singing performances aren’t enough to save this frankly turkey of a movie. Betty Hutton, normally wonderful, overacts so much it’s hard to watch. The movie has only a passing allegiance to historical fact. Howard Keel is passable as Frank Butler. Both Keel and Hutton are amazing singers so watch it for the songs! See more David K Aug 3 Great music. Over-the-top performances...but, they work. See more Joel H 11/03/2023 I watched Calamity Jane shortly before seeing Annie Get Your Gun, so it's very difficult not to compare the two. After all, they're both about rootin' tootin' gunfighting gals from the old west who have a thing for a man played by Howard Keel. However, while Doris Day's Jane feels like a corny caricature, Betty Hutton's Annie is charmingly goofy. I also felt like the songs were stronger in this musical. The story starts off well enough, but the film kind of loses its way in the middle. Nevertheless, Annie Get Your Gun manages to hit the target in the end, and I can see why it's considered a classic. See more 01/28/2022 Just seeing it now. Fantastic! Great story, direction, music and cast, especially Betty Hutton . Gives it her all. Wonderful for many reasons imo See more 02/09/2021 racist and misogynistic See more steve d 07/21/2020 A great musical (besides the terrible, sexist ending fixed in modern productions) destroyed by Hutton's ridiculous over the top and annoying performance. See more Read all reviews
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George Sidney

Director

Busby Berkeley

Director

Betty Hutton

Annie Oakley

Howard Keel

Frank Butler

Louis Calhern

Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

J. Carrol Naish

Chief Sitting Bull

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Synopsis The musical tale of Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) moves from stage to screen in this rollicking film adaptation. Renowned in the Wild West as a sharpshooter, Annie meets her match, both romantically and professionally, in the form of fellow ace gunslinger Frank Butler (Howard Keel). While Annie and Frank are performing as part of the famous traveling show headlined by the legendary Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern), the two compete and flirt, with plenty of ups and downs along the way.
Director
George Sidney, Busby Berkeley
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Sidney Sheldon
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 1950, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 3, 2001
Runtime
1h 47m
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