Johnny Guitar (1954) Play It again Johnny

Johnny Guitar is a Western drama film starring Sterling Hayden, Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady and directed by Nicholas Ray.
The plot is set in boundless Arizona, where Joan Crawford (Vienna), an aggressive and strong-willed saloonkeeper maintains a volatile relationship with the local cattlemen and townsfolk.
Stubborn and combative, Vienna goes against the will of the cattlemen in the construction of a railroad, and she permits a suspected stage robber Scott Brady (The Dancin' Kid) to share her bed and his confederates to frequent her saloon.
Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar) Vienna's ex-lover, arrives at the saloon, renews his love for the woman and offers his protection. Everything seems fine for both, until The Dancin 'Kid and his gang rob the town bank. The suspicions of the townsfolk, are directed towards Vienna, convinced that she has played a part.
Merceds McCambridge (Emma Small) a cattle rancher, who has long hated Vienna, persuades the townsfolk to hang woman.
But Emma, will fail in its intent.

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".

The Chicago Reader's Jonathan Rosenbaum lists Johnny Guitar as one of the 100 best American films.

The film is beloved of French critics and filmmakers, such as François Truffaut, who described it as the "Beauty and the Beast of Westerns, a Western dream".

The making of the film was characterized from rivalry between the two first women Crawford-McCambridge, who in life as in the film, proved to have a great personality.

In an interview in the Criterion Collection version of The Killing, Sterling Hayden stated that he did not care for Johnny Guitar. "They put string, like you get at the grocery store, over my guitar in case I accidentally hit them," he said, acknowledging that "I can't play guitar, and can't sing a good-goddamn, either." "I was at war on that film, during the daytime, with Joan Crawford," he recalled, "and at night with my second wife." Despite his reservations about the film, Hayden acknowledged its popularity.

Music for this tribute is the song Johnny Guitar written by Peggy Lee and Victor Young and originally sung by Peggy Lee herself.

[xxsundown]

I first heard this song in Fallout: New Vegas and it's brought me back to looking up old classics. I love where it's brought me!

[danhutson]

I love this song & since revisiting, can't get it out of my head. Peggy Lee had a great voice & knew how to express the meaning of every song. This movie was so so when first released, but now it has become a classic. Joan Crawford proved she was a great actress by being in a role, that was completely different than the other's she had appeared in. Sterling Hayden was a great match with Ms. Crawford & they sizzled on the big screen. The movies of today are no match compared with Hollywood's Golden Age.

[johnnyflynn]

Such a great film. Joan Crawford is awesome & Sterling Hayden is perfect in it. Has to be one of the greatest films ever.

[gillesvilliere]

Once upon a time America was great !!! thank you for those iconic movies..This the best so called Western movie ever made!!

[immaterialimmaterial]

A Nicholas Ray masterpiece. One of Joan's and Sterling's best movies and lovely to see them all in colour! Great film; hauntingly beautiful song by Peggy Lee.

[ytang]

Sterling Hayden disliked Joan Crawford so much after making the film, he said "there isn't enough money in Hollywood for me to make another picture with Crawford"

[charmlure]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[ProtectorofGray]

This song is better than most songs of today!

[nenajovanovic]

Great weatern with shakespearean touch that overcome the film genre and beautiful music.❤

[gideaodedeus]

GOOD, VERY GOOD WESTERN. STERLING HAYDEN, AND JOAN CRAWFORD.. BEUTIFUL SONG JOHNY GUITAR.

[mariaisabelcarrillo]

The sand storm, the place lost in the middle of no where, the sound of the wind, the start of this film is like a gothic tale.

[tonmisty]

It got panned by a lot of American critics but was well received in Europe. I personally really like the film and thought Crawford was great. She may not be pretty or sexy but she had a charisma and unique presence on screen.

[trudiestrobel]

This performance is so very feeling and beautiful. Thankyou

[dalewyatt]

Just saw this movie on cable. Loved it. Great performance by Joan. Very haunting song.

[TheBigValley]

The film will be remembered for the strong presence of Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge in addition to the music. Thank you Ellen!

[lynnestarr]

Scott Brady was a very handsome man, but his roles made gave him the image of a constant bad guy who, graced the screen with that excitement, just think if he would have been a good guy on the screen, I just became 15 years old again. Good acting is great acting, you had that Scott Brady, you had that charismatic charm .

[jin-yoshida]

when you want that jingle jangle and you got this

[אפרתכרמלי-טט]

👍 Wow what an exciting beautiful song. Old movies from before I was born are electrifying, breathtaking with so much charm. 💐 Efrat Israel.🍍

[TheBigValley]

The film is mainly remembered for the theme song and for the unusual Joan Crawford, which for the first time she plays a role in Westerns. One of her best performance. Thank you Craig!

[FUNNYtheONE]

I absolutely love this movie and this song!!!! This song is filled with so much emotion and creates such a strong feeling. It really touches me in my core. =')