John Wayne by Jean Giraud aka Moebius
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|| THE QUIET MAN ||
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara Mesmerize in this Classic Romance
The above tribute is dedicated to June Beck, founder of Maureen O'Hara Magazine.
Synopsis: "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." -IMDB
The Quiet Man (1952) is a film directed by John Ford (How Green Was My Valley) and stars John Wayne (True Grit, The Searchers) and Maureen O'Hara (The Parent Trap, Miracle on 34th Street). This is the second film Wayne and O'Hara starred in together, the first being Rio Grande, which Ford also directed. Wayne and O'Hara had amazing chemistry on screen and made five films together in total, the rest being Wings of Eagles, McLintock!, and Big Jake. The Quiet Man is seen as the more successful of their films, having achieved the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Best Directing in 1953.
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara remained great friends until his death in 1979.
The song in the tribute is Into the Mystic by Van Morrison.
Notes: As with most old films, there are some things that may not have aged well, but were considered fine for the time period. One thing is the jokes about beating women who misbehaved with sticks. While no one was actually beat with a stick in the film, it was joked about. O'Hara's character, Mary Kate, was a redhead with a noted fearful temper. It was implied that she needed a good stick whipping to keep her in line, but Wayne's character never did. It was a sign that he had no issues with her being full of fire. The fact that these jokes exist doesn't diminish the fact that this movie is wonderful. I will always highly recommend it.
Fun Fact: At one point during filming, O'Hara hit John Wayne for real after their first big kiss. The punch was scripted, but she didn't pull it. Wayne saw it coming and blocked her punch with his hand. The impact of her fist with his palm caused her wrist to fracture. She literally broke her wrist and kept filming. O'Hara prided herself on being able to keep up with the men. She never let anything they threw at her bring her down. This is one reason why John Ford repeatedly used her in his films and why John Wayne loved working with her.
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𝑹𝒊𝒐 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒐 (1959): Howard Hawks and his stars John Wayne and Angie Dickinson.
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MAUREEN O'HARA: A WOMAN OF BEAUTY, STRENGTH, & DIGNITY
In Memory of The Queen of Technicolor
In loving memory of one of Ireland's greatest gifts to cinema, The O'Hara Collection is devoted to the films and collective works of actress, Maureen O'Hara. The goal of this blog is to showcase her wonderful spirit and shed light on her glorious career as one of the Golden Age's finest. Later dubbed The Queen of Technicolor, O'Hara not only dressed her films with her fiery red hair and brilliant green eyes, but she also had a talent for acting that even rivaled her beauty. There will never be another like her.
Maureen O'Hara was born August 17th, 1920. She passed October 24th, 2015. She was 95 years old.
Interviews and commentary sampled from the following featurettes:
-A Tribute to Maureen O'Hara with Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills, and Ally Sheedy
-The Making of The Quiet Man (hosted by Leonard Maltin)
-The Making of Rio Grande (written and hosted by Leonard Maltin)
Song: Maggie's Theme from The Parent Trap Soundtrack
Films Used In Order of Appearance:
Lisbon (1956) w/ Ray Milland
Jamaica Inn (1939) w/ Charles Laughton
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) w/ Charles Laughton
How Green Was My Valley (1941) w/ Walter Pidgeon
Against All Flags (1952) w/ Errol Flynn
The Black Swan (1942) w/ Tyrone Power
Spencer's Mountain (1963) w/ Henry Fonda
Our Man in Havana (1959) w/ Alec Guinness
Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation (1962) w/ Jimmy (James) Stewart
The Parent Trap (1961) w/ Hayley Mills
The Quiet Man (1952) w/ John Wayne
The Rare Breed (1966) w/ Juliet Mills
McLintock! (1963) w/ John Wayne
Rio Grande (1950) w/ John Wayne
The Wings of Eagles (1957) w/ John Wayne
Only the Lonely (1991) w/ Ally Sheedy & John Candy
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John Wayne in Baby Face (1933).
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