Review of Annie Get Your Gun (1950) by Shakirya M — 06 Jan 2010

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 Natur'lly, I GOT THE SUN IN THE MORNING AND THE ANTHEMIC tHERE'S nO bUISNESS like show buiness , 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!