Duke and his gang frame Sam plus kidnap Linda to keep him from proving his innocence. Annie and Lofty must stop a lynch mob led by Howard, save Linda while proving Duke's guilt with Tagg's ventriloquism helping.br br ANNIE OAKLEY is an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of the famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Featuring actress Gail Davis in the title role, the weekly program ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication. A total of 81 black-and-white episodes were produced.br br 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. Davis had been discovered by Gene Autry, who cast her in a number of his last western feature films. Annie Oakley was produced by Autry's Flying "A" Production company. br br Directed by George Archainbaudbr Starring Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins br br Castbr Gail Davis as Annie Oakley br Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craigbr Jimmy Hawkins as Tagg Oakleybr Bob Woodward as Stagecoach Driver br Harry Lauter as Bert Sladebr Stanley Andrews as Chet Osgoodbr 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.