I read a great piece of trivia about The Quiet Man. At the end of the movie, you can see Sean and Mary Kate standing in their garden. Mary Kate leans over to Sean and whispers something in his ear, which generates a great response of shock from him. Apparently, John Ford told Maureen O'Hara something to whisper, and she said "no way", she could never say that to the Duke. He talked to her into it, promising her that between the three of them, no one would ever reveal what was said. To this day, the line is a mystery. :)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
My Favorite Things - Amendment #1
So here I am, ready to retract some of my thoughts from yesterday - last night, Chris and I watched The Quiet Man. Although I had seen this movie many years ago, I forgot a lot more of it than I thought. We LOVED it! We were laughing hysterically the whole time - between Ward Bond fishing in the river, the hysterical Michaleen as the chaperone and the back and forth relationship between Mary Kate and Sean, there just were no bad moments!! So although I did not care for other John Wayne / John Ford movies, I have to say that this one was nothing short of brilliant. John Wayne has NEVER looked that good, my God. What on Earth? Haha. The last half hour of this movie is right up there with some of the greatest moments in film history.
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A secret was actually kept in Hollywood???!!! What a miricle. Wouldn't you just love to know what she whispered? You might actually have a slight idea since you have seen many of Ford's films. I would possibly pick Maureen O'Hara as one of the greatest of that era but she wasn't considered sexy probably. I'd disagree, though.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved that movie.