Initially, she had refused to say the thriller phrases, writing in her memoir years later, “I couldn’t probably say that to Duke!” Nevertheless, Ford insisted that the actress do it, in order to get a genuinely shocked response from her co-star, which completely labored.
Solely these three knew what the road was and took it to their graves. Provided that the director thought of The Quiet Man to be his steamiest image, presumably, it was one thing thought of risqué within the early Fifties.
In fact, this scene and the ultimate battle nearly didn’t find yourself within the film till Ford pushed for the ultimate reduce in his standard uncompromising method. Republic Photos had insisted that The Quiet Man be now not than two hours, believing that audiences wouldn’t wish to sit in a cinema for any time past that.
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