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Johnny Guitar
Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Johnny Guitar
Cast
Joan CrawfordVienna
Sterling HaydenJohnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridgeEmma Small
Scott BradyDancin' Kid
Ward BondJohn McIvers
Ben CooperTurkey Ralston
Ernest BorgnineBart Lonergan
John CarradineOld TomCredits
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- Nicholas Ray, Ben Maddow, Philip Yordan, Roy Chanslor
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Republic PicturesUnited States
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