Town elder Dan Tobin - the grizzled, bearded fellow who jumps up from his deathbed once he hears the epic donnybrook - was played by John Ford's brother Francis Ford.Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, and Victor McLaglen are the more notable names. John Ford worked with a regular set of actors in nearly every movie he made. Because it was filmed sequentially, she had to spend the rest of the shoot with a broken hand, without a cast on. On-Set Injury: Maureen O'Hara broke her hand slapping John Wayne during the first cottage scene, since he unexpectedly blocked the blow with his hand.No Stunt Double: John Wayne really dragged Maureen O'Hara through the mud.Fake Irish: Victor McLaglen was English, and several of the supporting actors were American.And Ford won his fourth Best Director award for this. The Western Ford made was Rio Grande The Quiet Man went on to become Republic's biggest-ever box office hit, and the studio's ONLY movie ever to earn a Best Picture Academy Award nomination. He finally made a deal with Republic Pictures - which specialized in Westerns - to film a Western for them in exchange for their VERY reluctant backing on The Quiet Man. Doing It for the Art: John Ford had desperately wanted to make this film for years, but had trouble finding a studio to back it.Directed By Castmember: John Wayne directed the horse racing sequence while John Ford was ill.Sean's first scene on the train, where he speaks to a mother and her child gives him an apple (in the existing opening scene, Wayne deboards the train holding the apple and thanks the unseen child).A scene where Father Lonergan and Michaleen discuss betting on horses (deemed offensive because he is a priest).Mary speaking in Gaelic to greet Sean for the first time.Deleted Scene: Several scenes were shot that never appeared in the movie:.Many felt he should have played Maureen O'Hara's father (31) instead of her brother. John Wayne was 44 when this film was made, although his character Sean Thornton was supposed to be 35.It was also John Ford's favourite film of his own, as he considered it his sexiest picture. Creator's Favorite Episode: Both John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara named this as one of their favourite roles.The Cast Showoff: Maureen O'Hara did her own singing.
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