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Johnny Guitar

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Johnny Guitar
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Movie poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Release Date 1954
Language English
Studio Republic Pictures
Distributor Republic Pictures
Main Cast
Character Actor
Vienna Joan Crawford
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan Sterling Hayden
Emma Small Mercedes McCambridge
Dancin' Kid Scott Brady
John McIvers Ward Bond
Turkey Ralston Ben Cooper
Bart Lonergan Ernest Borgnine
Old Tom John Carradine
Corey Royal Dano
Marshal Williams Frank Ferguson



Johnny Guitar is a 1954 western drama directed by Nicholas Ray. Starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden.

The following firearms were used in the film Johnny Guitar:



Single Action Army

Many characters are seen with Single Action Army revolvers.

"Quick-Draw" Model

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model.
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Dancin' Kid (Scott Brady) holds a gun during a bank robbery.
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Turkey Ralston (Ben Cooper) with a revolver in his hand outside the bank.
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John McIvers (Ward Bond) (left) checks his gun during an interview with Emma and Marshal Williams.
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Marshal Williams (Frank Ferguson) defends Vienna (right) in her saloon at gunpoint.
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Beside the dying Old Tom (John Carradine) is his revolver. Vienna has a plan to seize it.
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Johnny 'Guitar' Logan (Sterling Hayden) draws his revolver on Dancin' Kid.
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Vienna (Joan Crawford) holds a gun in the final fight with Emma Small on the porch of a cabin.
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Emma Small (Mercedes McCambridge) in the final confrontation is seen with "Quick-Draw" in her hand.

Sheriff's Model

initially confused with a Model 1873 Sheriff's and Storekeeper's Model, the revolver used by both Vienna and Emma is a Model 1877 Colt double-action revolver. Note the slimmer profile, rounded front sight, larger trigger guard and milled step in the frame just forward of the trigger guard. The 1877 also has longer cylinder flutes because there are no notches for lockup(lockup is at the rear of the cylinder). Barrels were available in 2.5 to 7.5 inches(barrels under 4.5 could not mount an ejector rod). Calibers were .38 LC, 41 LC, and a scant few in .32. Rarely seen in Westerns, the smaller birdshead grip and double-action are better suited to a woman's hand although Vienna's revolver has been modified with a plowhandle grip to give it more of a Peacemaker appearance(lobby cards for this movie depict Ms. Crawford with a holstered gun that clearly has a double-action trigger combined with a Peacemaker type grip frame; such an item may have been cobbled up for Ms. Crawford or it may have been something the firearms rental company carried in stock). The IMFDB page for Tombstone features Val Kilmer's Model 1877 pocket gun in .41 caliber.

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Colt Sheriff's Model Single Action Army w/ 3.5" barrel - .45 LC.
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Winchester Model 1892

Some characters are armed with Winchester Model 1892 rifles.

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Winchester Model 1892 carbine
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A posse member receives a Winchester Model 1892 rifles from the marshal before chasing the gang of robbers.
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Corey (Royal Dano) resting next to his weapon.
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Bart Lonergan (Ernest Borgnine) holds his rifle in hand with a revolver in a holster at his waist.
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John McIvers (Ward Bond) takes a rifle before the final clash.

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Several 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are also used.

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J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge
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A posse member (Clem Harvey) on a horse (right) armed with a shotgun.
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Emma Small (Mercedes McCambridge) holds a shotgun in a saloon.