The Best Western Movies Ever Made
Johnny guitar (1954)
Most of the western productions were male-centric. This is why it was so shocking for the public to see a female lead in the 1950s. Joan Crawford played Vienna, a brave bar owner who faced Johnny Guitar without fear. Investors put $500,000 into production and were very happy to receive around $21 million in the box office.
Movie Plot: After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Rated: Not Rated
- Released: 23 Aug 1954 in USA
- Runtime: 110 min
- Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady
- BoxOffice: N/A
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Johnny Guitar was Written by Philip Yordan (screenplay), Roy Chanslor (based on novel by) and directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by Republic Pictures Corporation.
7.7/10 IMDB Rating
93% Rotten Tomatoes
83/100 Metacritic
93% Rotten Tomatoes
83/100 Metacritic
