Annie Get Your Gun

UPC: 012569543829

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: Judy Garland was originally slated to star in MGM's film version of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, but she was forced to pull out of the production due to illness (recently discovered out-takes reveal a gaunt, dazed Garland, obviously incapable of completing her duties). She was replaced by Betty Hutton who, once she overcame the resentment of her co-workers, turned in an excellent performance--perhaps the best of her career. Hutton is of course cast as legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who ascends from dirty-faced backwoods gamin to the uppermost rungs of international stardom. Her mentor is Buffalo Bill, played by Louis Calhern (like Hutton, Calhern was a last-minute replacement: the original Buffalo Bill, Frank Morgan, died before production began). Annie's great rival is arrogant marksman Frank Butler (Howard Keel) with whom she eventually falls in love. She goes so far as to lose an important shooting match to prove her affection--a scene that hardly strikes a blow for feminism, but this is, after all, a 1950 film. Of the stellar supporting cast, J. Carroll Naish stands out as Sitting Bull, whose shrewd business acumen is good for several laughs. Virtually all the Irving Berlin tunes were retained from the Broadway version, including "Doin' What Comes Naturally", "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun", "Anything You Can Do", "The Girl That I Marry", "My Defenses are Down", "They Say It's Wonderful" and the rousing "There's No Business Like Show Business", which was later tantalizingly excerpted in MGM's pastiche feature That's Entertainment II. Alas, due to a complicated legal tangle involving the estates of Irving Berlin and librettists Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields, Annie Get Your Gun hasn't been shown on television in years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Musical

Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Musical Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Musical Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: All-new introduction by "Annie Get Your Gun" Broadway revival star Susan Lucci
Four outtake musical numbers: "Let's Go West Again" with Betty Hutton; "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" and "I'm an Indian, Too" with Judy Garland and Colonel Buffalo Bill featuring Frank Morgan and Geraldine Wall
Audio recording session track for "There's No Business Like Show Business"
Interactive menus
Theatrical trailer
Scene access
Languages and subtitles: English, Fran?ais

Annie Get Your Gun

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/14/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 107 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Credits (There's No Business Like Show Business, They Say It's Wonderful). [1:22]
2. Colonel Buffalo Bill. [2:46]
3. The Wilson House. [3:12]
4. Bird Bartering. [3:27]
5. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly. [2:46]
6. Taking a Shine. [1:39]
7. The Girl That I Marry. [3:05]
8. You Can't Get a Man With a Gun. [2:55]
9. Shooting Match. [5:43]
10. The Winner. [1:25]
11. There's No Business Like Show Business. [3:10]
12. Riding the Rails. [3:16]
13. Reading Lesson. [3:08]
14. They Say It's Wonderful. [5:17]
15. Planning a Surprise. [2:00]
16. Pawnee Bill and Sitting Bull. [2:24]
17. There's No Business Like Show Business Reprise. [2:21]
18. A Touch For Luck. [:00]
19. My Defenses Are Down. [1:56]
20. Dazzling Display. [3:24]
21. New Backer-and Father. [2:19]
22. Not Yet an Indian. [2:24]
23. I'm an Indian Too. [3:48]
24. Too Smart For Him. [1:33]
25. European Tour. [2:14]
26. Homeward Bound. [5:09]
27. I'll Say, He'll Say. [4:48]
28. Merger Idea. [2:49]
29. The Girl That I Marry Reprise. [2:41]
30. What a Combination. [2:10]
31. "I'd Love to Shoot All of Ya." [3:50]
32. I Got The Sun In The Morning. [1:13]
33. No More Room. [3:22]
34. Anything You Can Do. [2:59]
35. Second Best. [3:46]
36. Finale (There's No Business Like Show Business Reprise). [5:16]

Michael Betzold

An Irving Berlin Broadway musical hit adapted for the screen in 1950, Annie Get Your Gun is loosely based on the story of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Oakley's real name was Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozie, and she lived from 1860 to 1926, becoming part of showman Buffalo Bill's notorious Wild West traveling shows. In sum, this is a filmed musical about the early days of American entertainment. It is noted more for its songs than any really memorable scenes. "There's No Business Like Show Business" is the musical's signature number, but there are also "The Girl That I Marry" and "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun." Betty Hutton played the lead role after Judy Garland either pulled out due to illness or was fired due to bad temper, depending on which account one believes. Doris Day was also considered for the part. Howard Keel played Hutton's love interest. In the heyday of musicals, Annie Get Your Gun was one of the most popular and pleasing. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

Cast and Crew: John War Eagle  Actor 
Judy Landon  Actor 
Nino Pipitone  Actor 
William Tannen  Actor 
André Charlot  Actor 
Chief Yowlachie  Actor 
Charles Mauu  Actor 
John Hamilton  Actor 
Brad Mora  Actor 
Marjorie Wood  Actor 
Al Rhein  Actor 
Evelyn Beresford  Actor 
Elizabeth Flournoy  Actor 
Meredith Leeds  Actor 
Carol Henry  Actor 
Sue Casey  Actor 
James H. Harrison  Actor 
John Mylong  Actor 
Warren MacGregor  Actor 
Diane Dick  Actor 
Susan Odin  Actor 
Michael Dugan  Actor 
Tony Taylor  Actor 
Eleanora Brown  Actor 
Lee Tung Foo  Actor 
Edith Mills  Actor 
Charles Regan  Actor 
Budd Fine  Actor 
Nolan Leary  Actor 
Carl Sepulveda  Actor 
Dorinda Clifton  Actor 
Irving Berlin  Composer (Music Score) 
Adolph Deutsch  Composer (Music Score) 
Roger Edens  Composer (Music Score) 
Arthur Freed  Producer 
Sidney Sheldon  Screenwriter 
George Sidney  Director 
Betty Hutton  Actor 
Howard Keel  Actor 
Louis Calhern  Actor 
J. Carrol Naish  Actor 
Edward Arnold  Actor 
Keenan Wynn  Actor 
Benay Venuta  Actor 
Clinton Sundberg  Actor 

Country: USA