Betty Hutton
Annie Oakley
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Annie Get Your Gun: Directed by George Sidney, Busby Berkeley. With Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish. The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- George Sidney, Busby Berkeley
- 1950-05-17
Box office. $7,756,000 [1] Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American musical Technicolor comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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.
Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 12, 2007) [a] was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. She rose to fame in the 1940s as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, appearing primarily in musicals and became one of the studio's most valuable stars. [1]
Betty Hutton got the role of a lifetime when MGM asked her to step in as a last minute replacement for Judy Garland in the 1950 musical smash, Annie Get Your Gun.But though she had a role tailor-made for her that put her on the cover of Time magazine, Hutton also got a musketful of heartaches that would contribute to the end of her movie career.
- George Sidney, George Rhein
- Betty Hutton
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Betty Hutton ... Annie Oakley: Howard Keel ...
Release Date (DVD) Jul 3, 2001. Runtime. 1h 47m. Advertise With Us. The musical tale of Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) moves from stage to screen in this rollicking film adaptation. Renowned in the ...
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- Musical
Actress: Annie Get Your Gun. Betty Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Two years later, Betty's father decided that the family way of life wasn't for him, so he left (he committed suicide 16 years later). Having to fend for themselves, Mrs. Thornburg moved the family to Detroit to find work ...
