American sniper Annie Oakley was a featured performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West act. When she was younger, Oakley learned how to hunt so she could help her struggling family in western Ohio. She defeated seasoned marksman Frank E. Butler in a shooting match when she was 15 years old. They eventually wed in 1876. In 1885, the two traveled with Buffalo Bill and gave performances in front of dignitaries in Europe. Her ability to split a playing card edge-on at 30 paces or fire a cigar out of her husband's palm stunned audiences. She was the only person to make more money than Buffalo Bill.
#1 Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun is 1950 American Comedy Film written and directed by George Sidney, Busby Berkeley, Charles Walters. Arthur Freed & Roger Edens produced this film. It stars Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley, Howard Keel as Frank Butler, Louis Calhern as Col. William F. Cody, Keenan Wynn as Charlie Davenport, Benay Venuta as Dolly Tate, J. Carrol Naish as Chief Sitting Bull, Edward Arnold as Pawnee Bill, Clinton Sundberg as Foster Wilson, John War Eagle as Indian Brave, Chief Yowlachie as Little Horse.
Storyline: A story very loosely based on the love story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler who meet at a shooting match. Fabulous music although the lead characters have virtually nothing to do with the actual historical figures. Annie joins Frank Butler in Col. Cody's Wild West Show. They tour the world performing before Royalty as well as the public at large.