After years of fruitless prospecting, old Scissorbill Childers finally strikes it rich and decides to use his new-found wealth to open a bank to grubstake other prospectors who are searching for gold and silver. New found wealth always attracts criminals so Lofty has his hands full trying to thwart claim-jumpers and swindlers. To make matters worse, the government assayer determines that Childers' gold ore comes from the same claim as that of a murdered prospector.<br /><br />Director Frank McDonald<br />Starring Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins, Bob Woodward<br /><br />Cast<br />Gail Davis as Annie Oakley<br />Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig<br />Jimmy Hawkins as Tagg Oakley<br />Bob Woodward as Stagecoach Driver<br />Harry Lauter as Bert Slade <br />Stanley Andrews as Chet Osgood<br />Gregg Barton as Boyd Spencer <br />Myron Healey as Al Proctor .<br /><br />ANNNIE OAKLEY is an American Western television series that fictionalizes the life of the famous Annie Oakley. A total of 81 black-and-white episodes were produced that ran in snydication Jan. 1954 to Feb. 1957. ABC then aired daytime reruns of the series on Saturdays and Sundays from 1959 to 1960 and then again from 1964 to 1965. The show starred Gail Davis as Annie Oakley, with Brad Johnson in the role of Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig and Jimmy Hawkins as Annie's little brother, Tagg Oakley.
