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For our newest episode, we take a look at a project that was something of a dream project for John Wayne – The Quiet Man! Directed by John Ford and featuring Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, this film is surprisingly unlike what most would expect from names like John Wayne and John Ford. We are re-joined by Noel Thingvall, who has a better experience with us than he did when we watched La Dolce Vita. We hope you sit back and enjoy this classic love story about a man, a woman, and a whole lot of tradition.
Next up, we’ll be watching the 2017 winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, La La Land Moonlight!
| The Quiet Man (1952) | |
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Rating: 7.7/10 (44,635 votes) Director: John Ford Writer: Frank S. Nugent, Maurice Walsh, John Ford Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald Runtime: 129 min Rated: Approved Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Released: 14 Sep 1952 |
| Plot: A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union. | |
We take a trip down Western lane with the John Wayne/John Ford classic, Stagecoach! This film basically made a superstar out of Wayne and defined the western genre for the next several decades. It features Ford’s favorite location – monument valley – as well as his favorite actor. In addition to Wayne, the movie also stars a lot of very well known character actors including Andy Devine and John Carradine. Interesting trivia: Wayne was not the first billed actor in this film. That was Claire Trevor!
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