Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
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.
- saloon
- saloon owner
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Joan Crawford
Vienna
Sterling Hayden
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridge
Emma Small
Scott Brady
Dancin' Kid
- Ward Bond — John McIvers
- Ben Cooper — Turkey Ralston
- Ernest Borgnine — Bart Lonergan
- John Carradine — Old Tom
- Royal Dano — Corey
- Frank Ferguson — Marshal Williams
- Paul Fix — Eddie
- Rhys Williams — Mr. Andrews
- Ian MacDonald — Pete
- Trevor Bardette — Jenks (uncredited)
- George Bell — Posseman (uncredited)
- Directed
- Nicholas Ray
- Written
- Philip Yordan, Nicholas Ray, Ben Maddow
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 479 ratings
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
