Johnny Guitar - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Johnny Guitar"

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Actors and characters

Johnny Guitar - Trailer

English

2:59

Michael Lehmann on JOHNNY GUITAR

English

3:13

What's left behind the scenes

In the scenes where the film's heroes ride horses through the waterfall, the horses are wearing bits. The animals were so afraid of the waterfall that they “refused” to film those scenes without bits.
Joan Crawford allowed herself to be filmed in close-up exclusively in a studio where the lighting could be properly and advantageously adjusted. There is not a single close-up of Joan in this film that was shot on location, outside of a studio.
Although Philip Jordan is officially credited as the screenwriter, Ben Maddow actually wrote it. The fact is that at that time, during the so-called “McCarthy era,” there was a “blacklist” of prohibited writers, and Ben Maddow was on it. Philip Jordan received a small fee for his “authorship.”
Joan Crawford, after buying the rights to Roy Chanslor's story “Johnny Guitar,” on which the film is based, sold them to “Republic Pictures” with the mandatory condition that she would play the role of Vienna. Initially, she insisted that Claire Trevor, only 3 years younger than Joan, play the role of Emma, fearing the “competitiveness” of the younger Mercedes McCambridge (who was 10 years younger than Joan).
Joan Crawford allowed herself to be filmed in close-up exclusively in a studio where it was possible to properly and advantageously set up the lighting. There is not a single close-up of Joan in this film that was shot outdoors.
Although Philip Jordan is officially credited as the screenwriter, it was actually written by Ben Maddow. The fact is that at that time, during the so-called "McCartney era," there was a "blacklist" of banned writers, and Ben Maddow was on it. Philip Jordan received a small fee for his "authorship."
Joan Crawford, having bought the rights to the novella "Johnny Guitar" on which the film is based, sold them to "Republic Pictures" with the mandatory condition that she would play the role of Vienna. Initially, she insisted that Claire Trevor play the role of Emma, fearing the "competitiveness" of the young Mercedes McCambridge.
Although Philip Jordan is officially credited as the screenwriter, Ben Maddow actually wrote it. The reason was that at that time, during the so-called “McCarthy era,” there was a “blacklist” of prohibited writers, and Ben Maddow was on it. Philip Jordan received a small fee for his “authorship”.
Joan Crawford, having purchased the rights to the novella “Johnny Guitar” on which the film is based, sold them to “Republic Pictures” with the mandatory condition that she would play the lead role of Vienna. Initially, she insisted that Claire Trevor play the role of Emma, fearing the “competitiveness” of the young Mercedes McCambridge.

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