Johnny Guitar
Studio: Republic Pictures
Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge
Director: Nicholas Ray
Writer: Philip Yordan, Ben Maddow
Producer: Nicholas Ray, Herbert Yates
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 American independent Western film directed by Nicholas Ray starring Joan Crawford and co-starring Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, and Scott Brady, with Ward Bond, Ernest Borgnine, John Carradine, Royal Dano and others in supporting roles. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The screenplay was adapted from a novel of the same name by Roy Chanslor.
Trivia
- Crawford and Nick Ray were scheduled to make a film called Lisbon at Paramount, but the script proved unacceptable.
- Crawford, who held the film rights to the novel Johnny Guitar, which its author Roy Chanslor had dedicated to her, brought the script to Republic and had the studio hire Ray to direct an adaptation of it.
- Crawford wanted either Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck for the role of Emma Small, but they were too expensive.
Previous Showings
2 Runs • 1 Festival
431 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 18, 1954)
Original Run: June 18, 1954 (Friday - Saturday)
All runs on record (2):
- June 18, 1954 (Friday - Saturday)Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge
- October 23 - 24, 2025 · 431 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ The Westerner