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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.
[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. [6] [10] In 1957, Maureen O'Hara sued Confidential magazine because of false accusations made about her. Fitzsimons served as his sister's attorney during the trial. [11] [12] [13]
He appeared in nearly two dozen of John Ford's films over 20 years, including She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Quiet Man (1952), and The Wings of Eagles (1957). The first movie in which he called someone "Pilgrim", Ford's The Searchers (1956), is often considered to contain Wayne's finest and most complex performance. [53]
Maurice Walsh (2 May 1879 – 18 February 1964) was an Irish novelist, now best known for his short story "The Quiet Man", later made into the Oscar-winning film The Quiet Man, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. He was one of Ireland's best-selling authors in the 1930s.
Yates insisted that Rio Grande be made before The Quiet Man, to offset the anticipated losses on that film. [8] [2] When The Quiet Man was eventually released in 1952, though, it vastly out-performed Rio Grande by grossing $3.8 million in its first year and giving Yates and Republic Pictures one of the top-10 hits of the year. [9]
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.
"The Quiet Man," released in 1952, is about a man whose wife insists he fight. "High Noon," released that same year, is about a man whose wife insists he not fight. - Frank Warner; I have seen it claimed that McLaglen, as a former professional boxer, could probably have flattened Wayne in a fight for real, even though he was 20 years older.
(1952) 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).