

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Score
Irving Berlin's 'There's No Business Like Show Business' is iconic for a reason.
Acting
Betty Hutton's kinetic, rubber-faced energy carries every scene.
Costume
Technicolor frontier glam with sequins and buckskin.

Director
George Sidney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Judy Garland was originally cast as Annie but was fired due to health issues and studio conflicts; her costume tests still exist.
The film softens the real Annie Oakley-Frank Butler relationship, which was famously egalitarian, to fit 1950s domestic ideals.
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