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Sharpshooter and star of Colonel Buffalo Bill's Show, Frank Butler (Howard Keel) falls for the spirited Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) until she provokes him into a clay pigeon shooting competition. Unfortunately, Annie is left to realise a man isn't always interested in a woman who can beat him at his own game. The film is based .. Read more

Starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish
Director George Sidney
Genres Music/Musical

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Annie Get Your Gun

Sharpshooter and star of Colonel Buffalo Bill's Show, Frank Butler (Howard Keel) falls for the spirited Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) until she provokes him into a clay pigeon shooting competition. Unfortunately, Annie is left to realise a man isn't always interested in a woman who can beat him at his own game. The film is based on Irving Berlin's play and contains the songs "Anything You Can Do," "Doin' What Comes Naturally," and "There's No Business Like Show Business." The lively film was winner of the 1951 Academy Award for Best Music and Scoring of a Musical Picture. It should be noted that Judy Garland was originally cast to star in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, but fell ill and was replaced by Betty Hutton.

Starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn, Clinton Sundberg
Director George Sidney
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 47 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate U.gif
Genres Music/Musical
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 22 Apr 2002
Production year: 1950
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of Annie Get Your Gun

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  • 5 stars out of 5

    MGM's wonderfully zesty film of Irving Berlin's Broadway smash stars a perfectly cast Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley, borrowed from Paramount to replace an ailing (and, to tell the truth, unsuitable) Judy Garland. George Sidney's bravura direction gets the most out of a marvellous score, which includes such classics as Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) and, of course, There's No Business Like Show Business. Handsome newcomer Howard Keel makes an impressive movie musical debut as sharp-shooting Frank Butler, and the Technicolor and costume design are particularly ravishing. It's hard to see how this could have been any better.

    • Radio Times
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Gaudy, stagey, generally uninspired screen version of the famous musical show based remotely on a historical character of post-wild-west days. There is a lack of dancing, the direction is stodgy, and in general flair the production falls disappointingly b

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Sheer entertainment.

    This film takes me back to the good old days of proper entertainment when you could sit down at the cinema with your children and enjoy a good story, with songs that you'd sing together on the way home. Of course there were films which were unfit for children below a certain age, now most of the films wanted and watched by the youngsters,are unfit for watching by adults.For sheer entertainment watch this wonderful musical and revel in the memory of the songs which you will have heard before whatever your age.

      • KDP from Lancashire England
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Very Enjoyable

    Several well know musical numbers and good story and acting. Can recommend this for family viewing

      • A customer from Norwich Norfolk England
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    • Annie Get Your Gun
      Sharpshooter and star of Colonel Buffalo Bill's Show, Frank Butler (Howard Keel) falls for the spirited Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) until she provokes him into a clay pigeon shooting competition. Unfortunately, Annie is left to realise a man isn't always interested in a woman who can beat him at ...