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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790752624
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 079075262X
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchOriginal LanguageFrenchSubtitledEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD65438D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 14, 2000
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1950
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
HOWARD KEEL PLAYS FRANK BUTLER, THE BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW SHARPSHOOTER WHO BREAKS CLAY PIGEONS AND LADIES' HEARTS WITH EQUAL EASE. BETTY HUTTON PLAYS THE SPUNKY BACKWOODS GIRL WHO DARES TO CHALLENGE HIM TO A MATCH. HER NAME: ANNIE OAKLEY.
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Never before available on home video and unseen on television since 1973, the 1950 production of Annie Get Your Gun has achieved somewhat legendary status, most notably for who would inherit the role Ethel Merman had made famous on Broadway in 1946. MGM originally cast Judy Garland, but her ongoing drug and alcohol problems led to her being fired and replaced by Betty Hutton. Fortunately, the bright and brassy Hutton sparkles in this highly fictionalized story of Annie Oakley, the sharpshooter who wins fame in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and wins the heart of fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler (Howard Keel). Dashing baritone Keel was beginning his career as one of MGM's favorite leading men in the 1950s (including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Kiss Me, Kate). Together they make gold of the many Irving Berlin hits--"Doin' What Comes Naturally," "Anything You Can Do," "They Say It's Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," and the classic anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business."
Annie Get Your Gun is unquestionably a product of the 1950s. Keel's relentless chauvinism and Hutton's constant fawning over him grow tiresome (though she does stand up to him in a battle of the sexes), and the Indians wear full headdresses and face paint, say "Ugh," and destroy modern conveniences. (In the name of political correctness, the 1999 Broadway revival starring Bernadette Peters removed "I'm an Indian Too" and received its own share of criticism from purists.) Quibbles aside, the excellent cast and immortal score make Annie Get Your Gun a classic musical. It's great to have it back. --David Horiuchi
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Rating:  -
arrived in very good condition. Quality of the unit was much much better than I expected. It is a reproduction of a very old movie, but it was as clear as the original. Very pleased
Rating:  -
Betty Hutton is very good, but her voice isn't as good as the music sometimes deserves? In this movie we see the commercialization of Cowboys and Indians at the very beginning.
What makes the American west so important is that it had a
part in defining the ethos of the culture that was emerging
in America that was distinct from the European version.
That a woman sharp shooter was the focus of so much attention shows that American let women be individuals
and were happy ... Read More
Rating:  -
I remember hearing songs from this musical sung by Judy Garland on the recorded soundtrack. While Ms. Hutton is funny on the screen, she in no way can compete with Judy Garland's amazing voice.
Honestly, when I listen to the prejudice against women, minorities, etc. in this 1950's version, it's not a 'play for all times' that offers enduring values.
"Annie Get Your Gun" is based on the real-life story of Annie Oakley, the crack shot who was a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West ... Read More
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My first introduction to ANNIE GET YOUR GUN was in the mid fifties. It was a television production and starred Mary Martin and John Raitt. I was very young and could not remember much of the story but enjoyed the music very much. Like many other baby boomers, I remember Ethel Merman singing THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS. However, being a kid from a small town in Iowa, I never had the opportunity to see her play the part of Annie Oakley. It was a delight to view this motion picture production ... Read More
Rating: -
how have i lived all these years and have never seen this movie?! it was a delight. you will smile and laugh. hutton's performance of 'you can't get a man with a gun' made us laugh all through and clap at the end. Berlin's lyrics are very funny. you have to listen very closely. hutton brings a vulnerability to the part that i don't think anyone else could bring to it and it turns the movie from an old-fashioned, loud musical, to a 4 or 5 star movie. watching her face as she interprets each word of ... Read More
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