The Quiet Man (1952)

[DukePilgrim]

I often reckoned like others that it was along those lines but the great thing is that it upto everyone's imagination to guess what the words were as it will never be revealed.

Mike

[William T Brooks]

On the Flying Trip that I took Duke on back in the 1970s to the Hearst Wyntoon Ranch, and at the Cock-Tail Time at the Old Ranch House, Williiam R. Hearst jr. ask Duke What Maureen had said to Him in the Last Scene of the Film "The Quiet Man" and Duke Said "I can't tell You That, This is Mixed Company, and it would Shock These Ladys !"

Bill Hearst jr. said "Come on Duke We are All Grown-Ups Here and have Heard just about Everything !"

Duke Said "OK but I am going to Clean it up a Little Bit," at that time Even these Fancy Ladys Moved Closer to Duke !

Duke Said " Ford had told Maureen to Say Something in words that Maureen Would Never Say To Me or Anyone Else, Just to Get a Surpised Look on My Face, and Boy it did the Trick. Now I am going to Clean it up a Little."

Maureen Said Someting Like This "Lets Go Back to House and Make Babys !"

Then Duke Said "Now You Put The Bad Word in Yourself Where You Want It? Pappy Sure was a Mean Old Cuss, But He always Got The Job Done !!!"

Chilibill

[H.sanada]

chester7777,lenrehn,Dukepilgrim,William T Brooks
Thanks so much all the help you have given me a nice information.
It was very interesting to read JWMB menmber's advices.
JWMB is excellent. I'm looking forward to reading this forum.
Hope discussion on this topic has not stopped.
But William T Brooks got a solusion by Duke. waoh!
In my opinion, John Ford maybe ordered Irish rough joking line to her,
maybe something what William T Brooks concerned.

At any rate,secret is secret.
Like the line"Print the Legend"from Liberty Valance,It's O.K. if Mary Kate
does not want to tell us the truth.

Thanks again,
sanada

[William T Brooks]

Sanada,
Duke was always a Gentleman and would Never Say Any Bad Words in Front Of The Ladys on What Ford Had told Maureen Say !!!
Chilibill

[The Ringo Kid]

I have not seen too many people posting in this thread actually say how they would rate this movie. As for me, I have seen it about 10 times over the years and have always liked the cast as well as parts of the movie. Im sorry and will go against the grain and say that it aint one of my top 50 favorite Duke movies. Im not saying its bad but, if this were showing against a Duke Western or War movie, i;d have to choose one of those over this one.

[chester7777]

I have not seen too many people posting in this thread actually say how they would rate this movie.

I can tell you that every year, when Hondo does the Top 25 John Wayne Movies survey, The Quiet Man has always been in the top 10, and probably the top 3 or 5, every year, if that's any indication how folks rate it.

Personally, I would give it a 10 out of 10.

Chester

[lenrehn]

That’s right Chester. The Quiet Man is very popular even here in Europe. Hondo is not a bad film but I think TQM is best of all classic movies.
Len

[The Ringo Kid]

I can tell you that every year, when Hondo does the Top 25 John Wayne Movies survey, The Quiet Man has always been in the top 10, and probably the top 3 or 5, every year, if that's any indication how folks rate it.

Personally, I would give it a 10 out of 10.

Chester

Looks like quite a good rating for Q.M. I don't know, maybe I just can't stand romantic movies? Take Pearl Harbor a a good example of what I mean. That movie would have been a much better one, had the romance scenes been shortened or deleted all together.

I know, I know, im :teeth_smile:

[ColeThornton]

Looks like quite a good rating for Q.M. I don't know, maybe I just can't stand romantic movies? Take Pearl Harbor a a good example of what I mean. That movie would have been a much better one, had the romance scenes been shortened or deleted all together.

I know, I know, im :teeth_smile:

I agree. I saw Pearl Harbor at the cinema and thought it was overlong and boring. I wasn't a fan of Ben Affleck then. Tora, Tora, Tora! is still a better movie.

[The Ringo Kid]

Tora Tora Tora and Midway both. Im no Affleck fan but will still watch him in something if tis good enough. But for Quiet Man, I don't know what about it other than the romance, that just does not appeal to me like it does to others. I mean, the Irish countryside is beautiful and all, and the actors were great but, I guess im just so used to Duke in other roles; that make me not like this one so much?

[cchoate]

One of my top 5 favorite Duke movies. Period. I'm Irish...I love Guinness.
I absolutely love Mildred Natwick's character, Mrs. Sarah Tillane. She is really great.
Watch her carefully, she steals each scene with her facial expressions alone. I saw her in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" over the weekend. Mildred has made it onto my top ten list of actresses between 1939 and 1965 (the year Hollywood stopped being great).

[lenrehn]

Hi All
What can i say about that Mildred Natwick should have been a scene thief? She made a great performer like all actors did in The Quiet Man. But in this picture was only one person known as a great scene thief and that was Barry Fitzgerald. Look on him in Going My Way
Len

[Seaneen Thornton]

A 17 page thread about "The Quiet Man"? "The JWMB has become another word for heaven to me."

Something I've always wondered about: just before the big fight Danaher and the boys are bringing in the hay. But what is that contraption with the fire inside? And why would they want a fire at all? What could they possibly be burning in a meadow full of dry hay?

[Tbone]

Seaneen,

The contraption you ask about is an old fashioned steam tractor. In addition to pulling and plowing, the big wheels on the sides were connected to machines via large belts and used to provide power for operating them. These would be things like bailers and lifts.

You can't tell from the way it's setup in the scene but it's possible they would have had a hay wagon hooked up to the back of it from bringing in hay. There aren't any belts on the wheels so they wouldn't have been using it to power other machinery.

Anyway, that's what it is and welcome to the best board on the web!

[chester7777]

A 17 page thread about "The Quiet Man"? "The JWMB has become another word for heaven to me."

Something I've always wondered about: just before the big fight Danaher and the boys are bringing in the hay. But what is that contraption with the fire inside? And why would they want a fire at all? What could they possibly be burning in a meadow full of dry hay?

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