Description
Annie Get Your Gun is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel. The screenplay by Irving Berlin is based on his stage play of the same name. The film was produced by Arthur Freed and released by RKO Pictures.
The film tells the story of a brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry between Annie Oakley (Hutton) and Frank Butler (Keel). However, in the end, love prevails and Annie proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adaptation Screenplay.
Betty Hutton (as Annie Oakley) and Howard Keel (as Frank Butler) star in this sharpshootin' funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin's beloved score, including Doin' What Comes Naturally, I Got the Sun in the Morning and the anthemic There's No Business like Show Business. As produced by Arthur Freed, directed by George Sidney and seen and heard in a new digital transfer from restored elements, this lavish, spirited production showcases songs and performances with bull's-eye precision, earning an Oscar* for adaptation scoring. The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry. But love finally triumphs when Annie proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun!