Annie Oakley (1935 film) man with a grudge tries to shoot Sitting Bull. Toby grabs the man's gun just as it goes off, saving his friend's life. However, his eyes are affected by the closeness of the shot. While Annie's fortunes rise, Toby's decline. He hides his injury, but ends up shooting Annie in the hand and is dismissed from the show. Much to Annie's heartbreak, Jeff and Wild Bill keep Toby away from her. However, during a chance meeting, a woman accompanying Toby tells Annie that she's been nothing but bad luck to him. Although Toby tries to stop the woman, Annie feels
Annie Oakley (1935 film) what she says is true and unhappily retreats. After a triumphant tour of Europe, the show next plays in New York City, Toby's home town. When he attends the show, Sitting Bull spots him and reunites the loving couple. The film was the first Western for both Stevens and Stanwyck. While based on the real life of Annie Oakley, it took some liberties with the details: Rather than focusing on her career, the 1935 production centered on the love story between Annie and "Toby Walker," the film's stand-in for Oakley's husband Frank Butler. In the film, Oakley throws the couple's