Initially i thought this stemmed from loose focus to preserve the roughly 50yearold joan crawfords ego, but inconsistency in that regard changed my mind. Theres another inamorato gunslinger in the film, too, sterling hayden dr. It sounds like a straightforward plot, but in nicholas rays johnny guitar, 1954, everything is a little off kilter, from the title character actually being a supporting player johnny does very little beyond sulk and snot off in a suspiciously meta manner to the vague motivations of emma to the strange pacing of the film. In 2008, johnny guitar was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically. Johnny guitar is a western drama film starring sterling hayden, joan crawford, mercedes mccambridge, scott brady and directed by nicholas. Johnny guitar confidently strides through genre conventions, emerging with a brilliant statement that transcends its period setting. Johnny guitar is a western drama film starring sterling hayden, joan crawford, mercedes mccambridge, scott brady and directed by nicholas ray.
Gallery of 26 movie poster and cover images for johnny guitar 1954. Johnny guitar ar en amerikansk westernfilm fran 1954 i regi av nicholas ray. But despite its genre, this is a gentle, thinskinned film, rays tenderest avowal of his outsider theme. Directed by nicholas ray in blazing color, courtesy of harry stradling, jr. And also one of the boldest and most stylized films of its time, quirky, political, twisted. 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. If you use the handy link below a small portion is donated to this site. Relentlessly feminist, johnny guitar examines the costs of a womans independent action through lurid, violent exaggeration. The studio was long famous for its regular production of westerns starring gene autry and roy rogers. Another patron of viennas establishment is johnny guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover.
Cast and crew credits for johnny guitar, 1954, directed by nicholas ray, with joan crawford, sterling hayden, mercedes mccambridge, at turner classic movies. I would figure this movie to be a comedy or, at least, a farce. On the outskirts of town, the hardnosed vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including dancin kid and his gang. The kid loves crawford, as does surly sterling hayden, despite crawfords. The film is a b movie released in 1954 by republic pictures, a small company known for. In johnny guitar a gambling house operator seeks control of a town as an archrival sets out to force her out of town. This 1954 freudian western is one of the record outoftheblue phenomenons of the studio system, a film so insubordinate its a miracle it ever got made. Taos unlimited movie locations of the great southwest. Le film johnny guitar 1954 vostfr admin 20170526t23. Fiery saloon owner vienna squares off against her archenemy emma small, a repressed rancher who wants to bring her down at any cost. Johnny guitar confidently strides through genre conventions, emerging with a brilliant statement that transcends its. Also, for all the film s camp reputation johnny guitar never got enough credit for how functional as a narrative film it is, the first act in particular doesnt have a single wasted gesture and it traces so many different instances of unrequited passion and repression, if you only see it as stiff and silly. It paved way for fresh, complex representation of women and native americans in the western genre, which we later termed as revisionist. Psychosexual melodrama as western waging joan crawford as owner of gambling saloon, whose only customer is accused robber dancing kid and his gang, including bad bart ernest borgnine.
But this is a man who has changed his name perhaps presciently, for fear of being confused with an irish eurovision song. Telecharger 700 johnny guitar 1954 en streaming vf. Crawfords vivid redandblue wardrobe scheme was later appropriated by ray for james dean in. While it certainly is all of theseand moreits about time it was acclaimed for it what it really is.
The title character, played by sterling hayden, is a guitarstrumming drifter who was once the lover of arizona saloonowner vienna joan crawford. Johnny guitar was produced by a former maker of b westerns, republic pictures. Johnny guitar 1954 original motion picture soundtrack, an album by victor young on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Ray had a knack for finding subversive subtexts in standard material, and on the surface johnny guitars outlaws on the run, factions battling over a towns future, and love and betrayal among the tumbleweeds seem like the stuff of a typical. Johnny guitar has been called everything from a feminist statement to a gay campclassic to an antimccarthyism allegory. Johnny guitar 1954 posted on may, 2018 by 4starfilmfan im a stranger here myself. Olive films olive signature bluray of johnny guitar is a dream disc in every respect.
The music loosely echoes several themes from spanish dance no. The timely arrival of johnny guitar thwarts emmas dark plans, but doesnt. With lines like these, nicholas rays 1954 classic wild west. Johnny guitar 1954 watch on prime video, hulu, epix, and. Johnny guitar is a 1954 american trucolor western drama film directed by nicholas ray starring joan crawford, sterling hayden, mercedes mccambridge, and scott brady. May 27, 1954 johnny guitar is available at as an all region dvd import, region 2 pal dvd format, or on vhs. The film is for all practical purposes experimental.
Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. Shot in highly saturated trucolor and awash in the sort of handwringing melodrama that became rays calling card. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a mans death, emma small, viennas rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by roy chanslor. Strangelove, the godfather as the eponymous johnny guitar logan, and like his opposite number, dancin kid, these dominator male figures are little more than commodities. A cult classic oldstyle western with a twist, where a strong woman played by joan crawford. Classic score title song written by peggy lee and the film s composter victor young and sung by peggy lee. Joan crawford is something of a freak of nature in this film. Rent johnny guitar 1954 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Johnny guitar is a 1954 american trucolor western drama film directed by nicholas ray starring joan crawford, sterling hayden, mercedes mccambridge, and. Johnny guitar is a film that overflows with such melodramatic passion and visual excess that even the most baroque westerns of the day, like fritz langs rancho notorious, seem straitlaced by comparison. Classic score title song written by peggy lee and the film s composer victor young and sung by peggy lee. Few westerns more obviously begged the question what was the studio thinking. The library of congress selected this cult classic for preservation in the national film registry. Rent johnny guitar 1954 starring joan crawford and sterling hayden on dvd and bluray. Johnny guitar featuring joan crawford and mercedes mccambridge is streaming with subscription on prime video, streaming with subscription on hulu.
Back on the 2012 release the image behind the menu was a handsomely composed scene in widescreen. Andaluza by enrique granados, which was written for piano, but is often played on classical. The action centers on a twostory saloon outside town, but we never even see town, except for a bank facade and interior set. The very next day crawford demanded major changes to the screenplay favoring her and had them approved since she was the star of the film. The timely arrival of johnny guitar thwarts emmas dark plans, but doesnt prevent a showdown.
Director nicholas ray and screenwriter philip yordan stuff the film with so much sexual symbolism that one wonders why they left out a train going into a tunnel. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a mans. Johnny guitar is a song written by peggy lee lyrics and victor young music and was the title track of the 1954 film johnny guitar directed by nicholas ray and starring joan crawford. Johnny guitar 1954 original motion picture soundtrack.
Johnny guitar is a western that comes once in a lifetime and its power remains as prescient today as it did in 1954. One of the strangest westerns on record, johnny guitar has less in common with zane grey than it does with sigmund freud and krafftebbing. Give me joan crawford and mercedes mccambridge duking out on the frontier and im happy as can be. Johnny guitar appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. Gambling house operator vienna seeks control of a town as archrival emma small sets out to force vienna out of town. Though her establishment doesnt make a dime, vienna doesnt care because the. The erstwhile johnny, just arrived from out of town but sharing a secret history with her, doesnt even carry a gun. The shift in emphasis, with the subversion of gender roles, is what makes johnny guitar the most intriguing and unusual film that it is. In watching even only a handful of nicholas ray films, its possible to discern fairly quickly that his films are often about the marginalized outsiders. Occurring at that insomniac, delirious hour at which night gives way to day, this short film manages to travel a great distance in. Sedan 2008 ar filmen upptagen i amerikanska national film registry. But the origins of johnny guitar came amidst tumultuous changes in the american film business of the 1950s, and were far more humble than any art film. Sharpness generally appeared positive, but some softness crept in at times.
Johnny guitar is a gender drama with obsessive personalities flirting with dementia. Hd johnny guitar 1954 film complet vostfr streaming vostfr. The timely arrival of johnny guitar thwarts the dark plans, but does not prevent a showdown between the women. Instead of johnny guitar and the dancin kid as the central focus, vienna and emma would take center stage in the more traditionally masculine roles. But the old flat transfer often didnt seem wide enough for a 1. Fans of the film will forever be grateful for crawfords jealousy, for she got her way, this was after all a vehicle for her, if she had walked, as was threatened, it would have died a death. However, no matter what intellectual appreciation movie buffs and film scholars and critics have for it, its impossible to deny its utterly hamfisted acting and soapy. Nicholas rays 1954 gem, starring joan crawford and sterling hayden, is an extraordinary.
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