Annie Get Your Gun

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Annie Get Your Gun

1950

1h 47m

Musical

Comedy

Western

Romance

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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.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

03/08/2012

B

A loud and gaudy production of a hit play turned into a hit movie.

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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.

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Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

01/02/2011

4/5

A rootin' tootin' good time.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

10/23/2008

5/5

Colorful, tuneful, brassy musical version of Berlin's hit Broadway show.

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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.

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Ken E

@RT21774098 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!

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David K

@RT61474040 Aug 3

Great music. Over-the-top performances...but, they work.

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Joel H

@786Joel 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.

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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

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02/09/2021

racist and misogynistic

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steve d

@RT35616104 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.

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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, Comedy, Western, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 1950, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jul 3, 2001
Runtime: 1h 47m