Story Line
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.
“Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!”
Top Cast
Joan Crawford
Vienna
Sterling Hayden
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridge
Emma Small
Scott Brady
Dancin' Kid
Ward Bond
John McIvers
Ben Cooper
Turkey Ralston
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1954-05-26
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
WesternDramaRomance
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
10/10
•5/6/2017You're nothing but a railroad tramp who's not fit to live amongst decent people.
Johnny Guitar is out of Republic Pictures and is directed by Nicholas Ray. It's written by Phillip Yordan, who adapts from a novel written by Roy Chanslor, and it sta...
Wuchak
8/10
•4/13/2021_**A cult 50’s Western that’s colorful, melodramatic, surreal and mesmerizing**_
The railroad is coming soon to a town in northern Arizona where a tough saloon owner (Joan Crawford) faces off with a power-mad cattle baron (Mercedes McCambridge) ov...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•1/11/2026“Vienna” (Joan Crawford) runs her bar on the outskirts of town earning the disdain of just about everyone else. When the stagecoach is robbed, a baying mob turn up accusing her of involvement. They haven’t a shred of evidence, but egged on by “Emma” ...