: Joan Crawford stars as Vienna, a saloon owner facing off against her rival, Emma Small.

The name refers to two legendary cultural touchstones: a groundbreaking 1954 Western film and the stage name of the electrifying musician Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The 1954 Cult Classic Film

Directed by Nicholas Ray, Johnny Guitar is a unique, "gender-bending" Western that subverts typical genre tropes.

John Watson Jr. adopted his stage name after the 1954 film and became a titan of blues, funk, and soul. Remembering Mr. John Watson, Jr. ( Facebook

: Often interpreted as a feminist film, it highlights independent women in a violent, male-dominated world.

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