Although the stage direction sometimes looks its age, the overall quality of the film is still evident, and the transfer is crisp and sharp. Media in category annie get your gun film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Review of annie get your gun hot toasty rag, feb 20, 2018 if you grew up listening to the broadway soundtrack of annie get your gun, youll come to associate ethel mermans fantastic, belting voice with irving berlins songs. With mary martin, john raitt, william oneal, reta shaw. The movie version of annie get your gun, coming four years after the opening of the wildly successful 1946 broadway musical, was a reasonable hollywood transfer. It toured in the uk and then moved to the aldwych theatre in londons west end. Probably one of the finest musicals ever made annie get your gun shows off the talents of a truely magnificent betty hutton to the full.
Her first scenes shot for the film were devoted to the doin what comes naturlly sequence on the. In his many musical plays and films the songs were written first, then the. Annie get your gun premiered on broadway at the imperial theatre on may 16, 1946, and ran for 1,147 performances. Viewed through the lens of the 21st century, the movies depictions of native americans are extraordinarily dated at best and outright racist at worst native americans are depicted as ignorant savages who frivolously spend money on things like eclairs and speak broken english, and make annie. Irving berlins wild west showthemed romp annie get your gun has long been a broadway evergreen, including a wildly successful modern revival starring bernadette peters and tom wopat. The first shows a couple of kids, kitted out as cowboys, gawping at iconic images of the west. Irving berlins stage musical about annie oakley and frank butler. Licensed to youtube by wmg, sme on behalf of rhino. Directed by joshua logan, the show starred ethel merman as annie, ray middleton as frank butler, lea penman as dolly tate, art bernett as foster wilson, harry bellaver as chief sitting bull, kenneth bowers as tommy keeler, marty. Humphrey bogart movie, in a lonely place, at paramount import at translux annie get your gun, starring betty hutton, is. From the cover of lyndsay elys gunslinger girl 2018. Based on the life of annie oakley, annie get your gun is a likableenough musical from george sidney. But while she lacks mermans brass and crassness, bernadette peters stands as the prettiest and sexiest annie to date, even in the shadows of mary martin and betty hutton the latter in the 1950 film version, not to mention probably the greatest singer of the bunchher you cant get a man with a gun is an instant broadway classic. The colors are as new and the sound quality is very good indeed.
The story of calamity jane, her saloon, and her romance with wild bill hickok. Irving berlin convinced the film producers to include it, but it was cut during final. Frank butler, the star sharpshooter in colonel buffalo bills show, however, knows full well thats not how the girl. Newcom based on the musical play with music and lyrics by irving berlin and book by herbert fields and dorothy fields. Betty hutton and howard keel singing anything you can do i can do better in annie get your gun. With songs that feature the legendary irving berlin at his most playful most notably, anything you can do, the film is full of joyful energy that matches its vibrant color. Anything you can do i can do better from annie get your gun staci stout as annie oakley duration. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Annie get your gun is a 1950 american musical technicolor comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter annie oakley. Annie get your guns translation from broadway to hollywood began as a vehicle for judy garland that would have reunited her with wizard of oz costar frank morgan under the direction, at least in part, of busby berkeley. Oct 16, 20 anything you can do i can do better from annie get your gun staci stout as annie oakley duration. Judy garland was initially signed to star and even recorded her. Annie get your gunanything you can do i can do better. Released by rhino movie music in 2000 r2 76669 containing music from annie get your gun 1950. Judy garland was originally slated to star in mgms film version of irving berlins annie get your gun, but she was forced to pull out of the production due to illness recently discovered out. Theres no business like show business took on a whole new meaning during the filming of annie get your gun. However, annie get your gun 1950, an adaptation of the irving berlin musical, was hugely popular, despite early production problems that included the firing of director busby berkeley and the departure of garland, who reportedly had a nervous breakdown. Annie get your gun is a film directed by george sidney with betty hutton, howard keel, louis calhern, j. Annie get your gun 1986 london cast, an album from the musicals uk tour and london revival, with suzi quatro and eric flynn annie get your gun song, a song by the band squeeze disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Annie get your gun pairs new mgm contract player howard keel with paramount star betty hutton for a surefire hit filled with musical numbers, including theres no business like show business, among others.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Other articles where annie get your gun is discussed. Annie get your gun betty hutton as annie oakley and howard keel as frank butler star in this sharpshootin funfest an oscar winner for adaptation scoring based on the broadway smash boasting irving berlins beloved songs, including doin what comes naturally, i got lost in his arms and the anthemic theres no business like show business. Annie get your gun is socko musical entertainment on film, just as it was on the broadway stage. Annie oakley is an incredible shot who was raised doin what comes naturally. Betty hutton and howard keel in annie get your gun 1950 annie get your gun. With doris day, howard keel, allyn ann mclerie, philip carey. But its original 1950 mgm film translation was fraught with production problems and recasting. The metrogoldwynmayer release, with music and lyrics by irving berlin and a screenplay by sidney sheldon based on the 1946 stage musical of the same name, was directed by george sidney. Carrol naish, edward arnold, keenan wynn cinematography charles rosher art directors cedric gibbons, paul grosse film editor james e. The revival was a david gilmore chichester festival theatre production. Typically, a third of the songs were dropped no i got lost in his arms, ill share it all with you, im a bad, bad man, moonshine lullaby, or who do you love, i hope.
Humphrey bogart movie, in a lonely place, at paramount import at translux annie get your gun, starring betty hutton, is presented at loews state. Its completely understandable that youd watch the film adaptation and be disappointed by betty huttons. Warners dvd of annie get your gun is a bright and happy show in a technically slick package. The story of the great sharpshooter annie oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her loveprofessional rival, frank butler. Annie get your gun letterboxd social film discovery. You cant get a man with a gun reba mcentire 2001 annie get your gun duration. Its completely understandable that youd watch the film adaptation and be disappointed by betty huttons lessthanstellar vocals. Mar 03, 2012 betty hutton and howard keel singing anything you can do i can do better in annie get your gun. Trailer to metrogoldwynmayers 1950 musical annie get your gun. Judy garland was originally slated to star in mgms film version of irving berlins annie get your gun, but she was forced to pull out of the production due to illness recently discovered outtakes reveal a gaunt, dazed garland, obviously incapable of completing her duties. The elements for the film appear to have been well preserved. Viewed through the lens of the 21st century, the movies depictions of native americans are extraordinarily dated at best and outright racist at worst native americans are depicted as ignorant savages who frivolously spend money on things like eclairs and speak broken english, and make annie an honorary. Judy garland was originally slated to star in mgms film version of irving berlins annie get your gun, but she was forced to pull out of the production due to. The production seemed to be cursed from the beginning, even though it all started innocently enough.
Best score betty hutton as annie oakley and howard keel as frank butler star in this sharpshootin funfest. Jun 01, 20 annie get your gun trailer 1950 hutton gluttons the betty hutton website. Annie get your gun synopsis broadway musical charlie davenport, who is the organizer of the show of shooters, does one next to the wilson house hotel, in cincinnati and the hotels manager is furious due to this because of some personal reasons. His absence naturally shifted the burden of filming to judy. Annie get your gun trailer 1950 hutton gluttons the betty hutton website.