The Quiet Man is a 1952 American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed by John Ford. It was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice Walsh. The film is notable for its lush photography of the Irish countryside and the long, climactic, semi-comic fist fight between Wayne and McLaglen. Image File history File links Quiet_man. ... For other persons named John Ford, see John Ford (disambiguation). ... Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, American Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer. ... Maurice Walsh is an Irish novelist best know for the short story The Quiet Man which was later made into a Oscar nominated movie directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen OHara. ... Richard Llewellyn (real name Richard David Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd) (December 8, 1906 - November 30, 1983) was a British novelist. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... Ward Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor. ... Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen (December 10, 1886[1] - November 7, 1959) was a British boxer and Academy Award winning actor, who later became a naturalized American citizen. ... Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was an Jewish-American composer, violinist and conducter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jack Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen (December 10, 1886[1] - November 7, 1959) was a British boxer and Academy Award winning actor, who later became a naturalized American citizen. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... For other persons named John Ford, see John Ford (disambiguation). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... Maurice Walsh is an Irish novelist best know for the short story The Quiet Man which was later made into a Oscar nominated movie directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen OHara. ...

Plot

The story concerns Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-American from Pittsburgh, returning to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm. He winds up falling in love with and marrying the fiery Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), sister of the bullying, loud-mouthed local squire "Red" Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen). Danaher refuses to allow his sister the full dowry to which she is entitled. For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánach) are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in the west European island of Ireland. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen (December 10, 1886[1] - November 7, 1959) was a British boxer and Academy Award winning actor, who later became a naturalized American citizen. ... A dowry (also known as trousseau) is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. ...

Sean is willing to let the matter rest, but Mary Kate is resolved to obtain her dowry at all costs and believes that Sean's reluctance to fight for it is a result of cowardice. The truth, known only to one other person in the village, is that Sean was a professional boxer in the United States under the name of "Trooper Thorn", and retired after accidentally killing an opponent in the ring. Two local clergymen, Father Lonergan (Ward Bond) and the Reverend Cyril "Snuffy" Playfair (Arthur Shields), intervene to bring the newlyweds back together. In the end, Sean and Will slug it out, Sean regains Mary Kate's love, and all is well. For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer. ... Ward Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor. ... Arthur Shields (February 15, 1896 -April 27, 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. ...

Cast

• John Wayne as Sean Thornton
• Maureen O'Hara as Mary Kate Danaher
• Barry Fitzgerald as Michaleen Oge Flynn
• Victor McLaglen as Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
• Ward Bond as Father Peter Lonergan
• Mildred Natwick as The Widow Sarah Tillane
• Francis Ford as Dan Tobin
• Arthur Shields as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
• Eileen Crowe as Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair
• Charles B. Fitzsimons as Hugh Forbes
• James Fitzsimons as Father Paul

(Charles Fitzsimons and James Fitzsimons were Maureen O'Hara's real life younger brothers. Barry Fitzgerald and Arthur Shields were also brothers in real life, and Francis Ford was John Ford's older brother.) For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen (December 10, 1886[1] - November 7, 1959) was a British boxer and Academy Award winning actor, who later became a naturalized American citizen. ... Ward Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor. ... Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American stage and film actress. ... Francis Ford (August 14, 1881 - September 5, 1953) a prolific film actor, writer and director. ... Arthur Shields (February 15, 1896 -April 27, 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. ... Charles B. Fitzsimons (May 8, 1924 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland - February 14, 2001 in Los Angeles, California from liver failure) was an Irish actor before emigrating to the USA. He became a Hollywood film actor and later a supervising production executive before becoming a producer himself. ...

Production

The film was something of a departure for Wayne and Ford, who were both known mostly for their Westerns. It was also a departure for Republic Pictures, which was given the chance to back Ford in what was considered a risky venture at the time. It was the first time the studio, known for low budget B-movies, put out a film receiving an Oscar nomination, the only Best Picture nomination the studio would ever receive. Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Ford read the story in 1933, and soon purchased the story for $10. It took over 12 years for the film to be financed and made. Small Republic Pictures agreed to finance the film with O'Hara and Wayne with Ford directing, only if all three agreed to film a western with Republic. All three agreed and after filming Rio Grande they all left for Ireland to start shooting. John Wayne would eventually describe the movie as the favorite of his long career. Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Rio Grande is a 1950 film and the third installment of John Fords cavalry trilogy, following Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ...

One of the conditions that Republic Pictures placed on John Ford was that the film came in at under two hours total running time. The finished picture was two hours and fifteen minutes long. When screening the film for Republic Studio executives, Ford stopped the film at approximately two hours in: on the verge of the climactic fight between Wayne and McLaglen. Republic executives relented and allowed the film to run its full length. It was one of the few films that Republic filmed in Technicolor; most of the studio's other color films were made in a more economical process known as Trucolor. Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Thats My Gal (1947, Republic Pictures) Filmed in Trucolor This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The film employed many actors from the Irish theater, including Barry Fitzgerald's brother Arthur Shields, as well as extras from the Irish countryside and is one of the few Hollywood movies in which spoken Irish can be heard. Arthur Shields (February 15, 1896 -April 27, 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. ...

The story is set on the Isle of Innisfree, an island in Lough Gill, County Sligo. Many scenes for the film were actually shot in and around the village of Cong, County Mayo and on the grounds of Cong's Ashford Castle. Cong is now a wealthy small town and the castle a 5-star luxury hotel. The connections with the film have led to the area becoming a tourist attraction. Lough Gill is a lough (or lake) in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,837 km² Population (2006) 60,894[1] Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Ashford Castle, viewed from Lough Corrib. ...

Academy Awards

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Public reception

The film was a financial success and inspired the 1961 Broadway musical Donnybrook!. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Donnybrook! is a musical from 1961, with music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and book by Robert E. McEnroe. ...

External links

• The Quiet Man at the Internet Movie Database
• The Quiet Man on Rotten Tomatoes
• The Quiet Man at Filmsite.org
• The Quiet Man Irish Pub
• The Quiet Man Cottage museum in Cong
• Dowling, William C., John Ford's Festive Comedy: Ireland Imagined in The Quiet Man
• Dick Farrelly, songwriter: Lyrics