The classic operetta, filmed into a movie in 1936 with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, was remade in 1954, but with significant changes. If you're used to the plot from the earlier version, you'll be surprised by this remake.
It was an obvious choice to place Howard Keel in the leading role, since he'd twice played a character who fell for a tomboy after she had a makeover. Ann Blythe took the title role, but even though she tried really hard, I found her character rather irritating. She plays a rough-and-tough young girl, brought up around Canadian Mounties, who doesn't really understand what it means to be a woman. Just when the sparks are starting to fly between her and Howard Keel, she gets distracted by no-good Fernando Lamas! It doesn't make any sense, and Fernando is portrayed as a scoundrel through and through.
All in all, it's wonderful to hear Howard Keel singing the title song, but I'm not the biggest fan of the famous "Indian Love Call" song, sung between Ann and Fernando. Unless you really love this musical, or Ann Blyth, I recommend sticking with Annie Get Your Gun.
It was an obvious choice to place Howard Keel in the leading role, since he'd twice played a character who fell for a tomboy after she had a makeover. Ann Blythe took the title role, but even though she tried really hard, I found her character rather irritating. She plays a rough-and-tough young girl, brought up around Canadian Mounties, who doesn't really understand what it means to be a woman. Just when the sparks are starting to fly between her and Howard Keel, she gets distracted by no-good Fernando Lamas! It doesn't make any sense, and Fernando is portrayed as a scoundrel through and through.
All in all, it's wonderful to hear Howard Keel singing the title song, but I'm not the biggest fan of the famous "Indian Love Call" song, sung between Ann and Fernando. Unless you really love this musical, or Ann Blyth, I recommend sticking with Annie Get Your Gun.