Johnny Guitar
May 26 1954
•2h 50m
•Western, Drama, Romance
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.
Cast
See allJoan Crawford
Vienna
Sterling Hayden
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridge
Emma Small
Ernest Borgnine
Bart Lonergan
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