It's ironic that one of the characters in this declared "There's no business like show business!" when fireworks go off, revealing on american flag indicating that it's the Fourth of July. The Anne Baxter character of Kit Dodge (Jr.) is obviously a knock-off of Annie Oakley and Calamity Jane, both leading characters in musicals, and played numerous times in other incarnations on the big screen. The big movie adaption of "Annie Get Your Gun" was released by MGM this year so acknowledging it is a bit of a surprise considering that this was made by Twentieth Century Fox.
Traveling salesman Dan Dailey is a brash young man but certainly not the manly man of Annie or Jane's men, and at first, she can't stand him. Helping her deal with a possible native invasion builds confidence, and the initial ride on the new train adds to their growing affections as well. But you can't get a man with a gun (or a knife), and there's no holding a roamer like Dailey down on the farm.
There's also some lovely ladies as part of Connie Gilchrist's traveling show, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe. The same year, she appeared with Baxter in "All About Eve". Fast moving, energetic, frequently funny and beautifully shot in color, this isn't a western classic, but it is truly a lot of fun. It was Baxter and Dailey's second film together, and while they're not like Dailey's pairings with Grable, they're very pleasant together. Walter Brennan and Arthur Hunnicutt add laughs, Rory Calhoun quite handsome, and Gilcrist an acerbic delight.
Traveling salesman Dan Dailey is a brash young man but certainly not the manly man of Annie or Jane's men, and at first, she can't stand him. Helping her deal with a possible native invasion builds confidence, and the initial ride on the new train adds to their growing affections as well. But you can't get a man with a gun (or a knife), and there's no holding a roamer like Dailey down on the farm.
There's also some lovely ladies as part of Connie Gilchrist's traveling show, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe. The same year, she appeared with Baxter in "All About Eve". Fast moving, energetic, frequently funny and beautifully shot in color, this isn't a western classic, but it is truly a lot of fun. It was Baxter and Dailey's second film together, and while they're not like Dailey's pairings with Grable, they're very pleasant together. Walter Brennan and Arthur Hunnicutt add laughs, Rory Calhoun quite handsome, and Gilcrist an acerbic delight.