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Johnny Guitar (1954, Dir: Nicholas Ray)

Podcast: The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 6110
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Summary

In 1954, Hollywood legend and almost blacklisted Nicholas Ray and on-the-outs-movie-star Joan Crawford got together to make a bonkers paella western melodrama for a Poverty Row studio about the terror of desire and American reaction with TruColor. it's really quite something. we discuss! Read Jennifer Peterson's analysis of Johnny Guitar's particular brew of gender studies and politics here . Our next episode is about "Magellan," which you can watch on Criterion .