Johnny Guitar

May 26, 1954

1h 50m

★ 7.4

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.

Genres

Western

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Vienna

Joan Crawford

Johnny 'Guitar' Logan

Sterling Hayden

Emma Small

Mercedes McCambridge

Dancin' Kid

Scott Brady

John McIvers

Ward Bond

Turkey Ralston

Ben Cooper

Bart Lonergan

Ernest Borgnine

Old Tom

John Carradine

Corey

Royal Dano

Marshal Williams

Frank Ferguson

Eddie

Paul Fix

Mr. Andrews

Rhys Williams

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