Annie Oakley 

A fictionalized account of the life of legendary Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Set in the quiet western town of Diablo, Annie and her little brother Tagg made sure that outlaws who ... See full summary »

Stars:

Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gail Davis	...	Annie Oakley 81 episodes, 1954-1957
Brad Johnson	...	Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig / ... 81 episodes, 1954-1957
Jimmy Hawkins	...	Tagg Oakley 80 episodes, 1954-1957
Bob Woodward	...	Stagecoach Driver / ... 45 episodes, 1954-1957

Storyline

A fictionalized account of the life of legendary Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Set in the quiet western town of Diablo, Annie and her little brother Tagg made sure that outlaws who moseyed into town kept on going. Often at her side was friend, suitor and deputy sheriff Lofty Craig with whom she often showed off her shooting prowess.

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Plot Keywords:

female gunfighter | navajo indian | fort yuma arizona | yuma territorial prison | territorial prison | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1954 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Annie Oakley Productions Inc., Flying 'A' Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (81 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pistol she shot looked like a 1873 Colt Single Action Army (SAA) but was in realty a double action revolver with a swing out cylinder.

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Connections

Referenced in Pig-Tails and Six-Shooters: The Making of TV's Annie Oakley (2014)

User Reviews

Tomboys can be sheriffs too!

This TV series ran from 1954-57, with 82 25min. shows. Star Gail Davis was like the real Annie Oakley in spirit and skills, but the real Miss Oakley didn't inhabit the Wild West, except perhaps in her engagements with Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows. She was a native Ohioan who honed her shooting skills from a very early age, shooting squirrels and rabbits for her sizable family as well as for sale. Her father died when she was 6. Although she wasn't the oldest of the brood, she seemed to have a special knack for bulls eye shooting, even when she was 7 or 8. She was farmed out to several families or institutions in her older childhood, being treated like an orphan, running away at age 15 to seek her fame and fortune.

Gail Davis' fantasy Annie also seems to have been an orphan, although not explicitly stated. She lived with her younger brother, Tagg, and was usually found in the company of Deputy Sheriff Lofty. She didn't seem to have an official judicial position, despite her constant pursuit of trouble. It's like she was a bounty hunter with no interest in collecting the bounty. She usually brought 'em back alive. In the 4 episodes I've recently seen, neither she nor Lofty killed any badmen, although they sometimes shot the badman's gun out of his hand or otherwise wounded him. Strangely, the sheriff never seemed to be around town, so local crime fighting was the exclusive domain of her and Lofty. Lofty usually did the physical fighting with badmen, while both were expert shots. In this respect, they were rather like the team of the real Annie and her husband, who also managed her career.

You can find the series on DVD. Also, many are available at You Tube.