Johnny Guitar (1954)

  • NR
  • 05/05/1954 (US)
  • Western, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 50m

Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!

Overview

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

Nicholas Ray

Director, Writer

Roy Chanslor

Novel

Philip Yordan

Screenplay

Ben Maddow

Writer

Cast

Joan Crawford's headshot

Joan Crawford

Vienna
Sterling Hayden's headshot

Sterling Hayden

Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridge's headshot

Mercedes McCambridge

Emma Small
Ernest Borgnine's headshot

Ernest Borgnine

Bart Lonergan
John Carradine's headshot

John Carradine

Old Tom
Scott Brady's headshot

Scott Brady

Dancin' Kid
Ward Bond's headshot

Ward Bond

John McIvers
Royal Dano's headshot

Royal Dano

Corey

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