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.
        
        
                
            Directed by:
                        Nicholas Ray                    
        
                
            Starring:
                        Joan Crawford,                        Sterling Hayden,                        Mercedes McCambridge,                        Scott Brady,                        Ward Bond,                        Ben Cooper