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Sean Thornton (John Wayne) and Squire Danaher (Victor McLaglen) aggressively shake hands, testing each other's strength.The Quiet Man is a 1952 American [2] romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond.
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer. [1] His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character acting.
The Gambling Man is a British three-part television serial, or long TV movie, first broadcast in 1995, starring Robson Green, directed by Norman Stone, based on a novel by Catherine Cookson. Outline [ edit ]
Themes and Songs from The Quiet Man is a Decca Records album by Victor Young and Bing Crosby featuring the music used in the Republic Pictures film The Quiet Man. It was issued as a 10” LP with catalog No. DL5411 [ 1 ] and as a 4-disc 45rpm set (9–342).
1950s sheet music front cover of "The Isle of Innisfree". This edition was released to coincide with the song's use as the main theme music of the film The Quiet Man.. The "Isle of Innisfree" is a song composed by Dick Farrelly (Irish songwriter, policeman and poet, born Richard Farrelly), who wrote both the music and lyrics.
Maurice Walsh was born on or about 21 April 1879, in the townland of Ballydonoghue, near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. [3] [4] He was the third of ten children and the first son born to John Walsh, a local farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth Buckley, who lived in a three-roomed thatched farmhouse.
[6] [7] [8] Ford then proceeded to hire O'Hara's brother, James, for the role of Father Paul in the film. James also worked at the Abbey in Dublin, but used his mother's maiden name of Lilburn as a professional name. [6] [7] [9] Both brothers made their film debuts in The Quiet Man and both came to the United States upon completion of the film.
The first film in the series, A Quiet Place (2018), and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020), were directed by John Krasinski. The third film, the spinoff prequel A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), was directed by Michael Sarnoski. The three films have a combined gross of over $900 million at the worldwide box office.