Johnny Guitar

About this Broadcast

Saloon manager Vienna opens a casino in readiness for the boomtown days expected when the railroad arrives in town. A hard-nosed female rancher plans to stop her from attracting unwanted settlers onto her land, so Vienna hires a gunslinger for protection. Western, starring Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden and Ernest Borgnine

1954 HD

Movie/Drama Western

Cast & Crew

Joan Crawford (Actor) .. Vienna

Mercedes McCambridge (Actor) .. Emma Small

Sterling Hayden (Actor) .. Johnny Guitar

Ernest Borgnine (Actor) .. Bart Lonergan

John Carradine (Actor) .. Old Tom

Scott Brady (Actor) .. Dancin' Kid

Ward Bond (Actor) .. John McIvers

Ben Cooper (Actor) .. Turkey Ralston

Royal Dano (Actor) .. Corey

Nicholas Ray (Director)

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Did You Know..

Joan Crawford (Actor) .. Vienna

Mercedes McCambridge (Actor) .. Emma Small

Sterling Hayden (Actor) .. Johnny Guitar

Ernest Borgnine (Actor) .. Bart Lonergan

Born: January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut

Best Known For: His forceful personality.

Early-life: Born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents had emigrated from Italy. After graduating high school, Ernest joined the United States Navy, where he stayed for 10 years until 1945. After completing a course at Randall School of Drama in Hartford, he went on to play a number of roles over four years at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. His big break came in 1949 when he made his debut on Broadway playing a male nurse in Harvey.

Career: After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career, Borgnine made his film debut in Richer Than the Earth (1951). In 1953, he played Sgt `Fatso" Judson in From Here to Eternity, and he won an Academy Award for his performance as a sensitive butcher in Marty (1955). Other films included Wedding Breakfast (1956), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Emperor of the North Pole (1973). On the small screen, he starred in the popular TV series McHale's Navy, and the action series Airwolf. He earned an Emmy Award nomination at the age of 92 for his work on the series ER. He died on July 8, 2012, at the age of 95.

Quote: "I don't care whether a part is 10 minutes long, or two hours, and I don't care whether my name is up there on top, either."

Trivia: His fifth wife, Tova Borgnine, was almost 25 years his junior. His marriage to singer Ethel Merman lasted 38 days. He was the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants.