Johnny Guitar (1954) is a Republic Pictures western film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, and Scott Brady.
The screenplay by Philip Yordan was based upon a novel by Roy Chanslor. The film was directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by Herbert J. Yates.
This was the last feature film produced by Republic Pictures in its Trucolor process. The film has been broadcast on American television, released in VHS and DVD formats...
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Johnny Guitar (1954) is a Republic Pictures western film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, and Scott Brady.
The screenplay by Philip Yordan was based upon a novel by Roy Chanslor. The film was directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by Herbert J. Yates.
This was the last feature film produced by Republic Pictures in its Trucolor process. The film has been broadcast on American television, released in VHS and DVD formats, and adapted to musical theater.
In 2008, Johnny Guitar was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
On the outskirts of a wind-swept Arizona cattle town, an aggressive and strong-willed saloonkeeper named Vienna maintains a volatile relationship with the local cattlemen and townsfolk. Not only does she support the railroad being laid nearby (the cattlemen oppose it) but she permits a suspected stage robber called The...
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