QUIET MAN, 1952---Full Set of all 9 Lobby Cards---Original Release
Quiet Man---1952
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
Dir: John Ford
Full Set of all 9 Cards---Original Release
$975
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The filming of The Quiet Man was the culmination of a dream by John
Ford to make an Irish picture in Ireland. He bought the rights to the
story over a decade before and peddled it to every studio in Hollywood
and was turned down.
He went to Republic Pictures partly because John Wayne was just
winding down his contract with them and he wouldn't have to pay him
extra, and partly because Herbert J. Yates's small studio was the last
stop. Ford got the permission for The Quiet Man on the condition he do
a sure fire moneymaking John Wayne cavalry picture first. So Ford,
Wayne, and Maureen O'Hara did Rio Grande first before setting out for
Ireland.
In her recent memoirs O'Hara said that this was her role of a
lifetime, she knew it would be before one frame of film was shot.
She'd been playing in a load of ridiculous Hollywood drivel films as a
redheaded Bedouin princess and she did them essentially for the money.
This one was to be a labor of love.
Love yes, but a labor nonetheless. John Ford was a talented, but
strange man to work for. He could be a bully and a tyrant on any set
he was on. She was grateful to him for the career making roles she got
with him, but recognized his faults. She relates in her memoirs that
Ford used his influence to knock her out of an Oscar Nomination for
Mary Kate Danaher in 1952 over some trivial offense Ford thought
O'Hara committed and took umbrage.
It was a family affair for Wayne of sorts as well. His kids came to
Ireland with him and you can see them at the horse racing scene as
extras. Young Patrick Wayne spoke his first movie lines. He also had
with him his second wife, Esperanza Baur who was not his kid's mom.
She was a tempestuous sort and they would soon part in a very ugly
divorce.
Sean Thornton who was born in Innisfree, but went to America as a
toddler, has come back to his native Ireland after making a name for
himself as a prizefighter and killing a man in the ring. He and
Maureen O'Hara have an instant attraction for each other. However
Wayne does run afoul of her bully of a brother, Squire Will Danaher
played by Ford regular Victor McLaglen.
Wayne and O'Hara marry, but McLaglen won't turn over the bride's
dowry. And Wayne won't contest him for it.
So with a little help from The Taming of the Shrew and a bit of
Falstaff thrown in, things are put right in Innisfree. More I won't
say.
As in all of John Ford's films and this is one of the best, he got
some grand performances from some of the most minute characters in the
film. Some of his regulars like Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Ken
Curtis, Barry Fitzgerald and Arthur Shields with the rest of the roles
played by Dublin's acclaimed Abbey Theatre players. One of my
favorites is Jack McGowran who played Feeney, Squire Danaher's little
toady factotum.
The music was arranged by Victor Young who did a grand job of using
traditional Irish melodies in the score. One song, The Isle of
Innisfree was recorded by Bing Crosby for Decca and sold a few
platters for him the year The Quiet Man came out.
The Quiet Man is an annual classic for St. Patrick's Day, the same way
It's A Wonderful Life is for Christmas. At least in America it is.
I've wondered if it is as well received in Ireland as it is here. I
think John Ford, the former Sean O'Fearna, was hoping it would turn
out that way.
Mr. Ford, you got your wish.
---courtesy: bkoganbing
Original John Wayne Vintage Movie Cards
The first number following each title represents the number of cards
available.
Email me with your selections, and I will respond with prices.
alleghany uprising---15---350750---jw
barbarian and the geisha---12---3060---jw
big jake---2---2035---jw
big jim mclain---15---50100---jw
brannigan---18---2035---jw
cast a giant shadow---12---2035---jw
chisum---5---2040---jw
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conqueror---6---75125---jw
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jet pilot---10---50100art---jw
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mclintock---17---4080---jw
mcq---18---1530---jw
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quiet man---13---350700---jw
reap the wild wind---10---200400---jw
red river---16---6001000---jw
rio bravo---15---150300---jw
rio grande---24---250500---jw
rio lobo---9---3060---jw
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three godfathers---26---200400---jw
train robbers---17---2040---jw
true grit---53---50100---jw
tycoon---16---125250---jw
undefeated---20---3050---jw
war of the wildcats---10---////---jw
war wagon---16---3050---jw
wings of eagles---9---3050---jw
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The Posters are original, and come from a Regional Film Archive in
Mexico City.
They were designed in Hollywood and printed in Mexico.
Each Poster contains the same design elements found on Posters from
the US.
They contain both stills from the Film and also design elements from
the One Sheet Poster.
The typography, photos, artwork, stars names, credits, drawings,
scenes, emotional impact,
appeal, and intrinsic value are virtually the same as Posters from
Hollywood or any other
international Metropolis where the film had been shown.
However, the layout will be much flashier, more graphically intensive,
or even more lurid.
The size is appx. 13" x 17"---over 40% larger than a standard Lobby
Card.
As such, each Poster is a cross between a Jumbo Lobby Card, Title
Card, and a One Sheet Poster.
The Posters were printed on either heavy Cardboard Stock, thick fine
Linen Paper, or
sturdy Poster Stock.
Overall very good condition, altho there will be occasional tears,
pinholes, stains, etc.
There are eight different variations for each poster---containing
different stills from the film.
Some dupes.
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