At first, she refused to say the cryptic words, writing in her diary years later, “I couldn’t say that to Duke!” However, Ford insisted that the actress do it, in order to get a truly shocking reaction from her co-star, which totally worked.
Only these three know what the font is and take it to their graves. Given that the director considered The Quiet Man to be his most energetic picture, presumably it was something considered difficult in the early 1950s.
Of course, that scene and the final fight in the movie didn’t end until Ford pushed the final cut in his usual relentless style. Republic Pictures insisted The Quiet Man be no longer than two hours, believing audiences wouldn’t want to sit in a movie theater for any time after that.
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