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Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men! - Johnny Guitar
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Title: Johnny Guitar

Release Date: 26 May 1954

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Western, Drama, Romance

Director: Republic Pictures

Production Companies: Republic Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (425 votes)

Cast

  • Vienna: Joan Crawford
  • Johnny 'Guitar' Logan: Sterling Hayden
  • Emma Small: Mercedes McCambridge
  • Bart Lonergan: Ernest Borgnine
  • Old Tom: John Carradine
  • Dancin' Kid: Scott Brady
  • John McIvers: Ward Bond
  • Corey: Royal Dano
  • Marshal Williams: Frank Ferguson
  • Eddie: Paul Fix
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