Starring John Wayne, Quiet Man includes a nine-minute fist fight. As one of the biggest stars of the Western genre, John Wayne is obviously no stranger to fistfights. They happen regularly in classic Hollywood Westerns, and Wayne gets more than his fair share of them. Surprisingly, his biggest fight wasn't a saloon brawl or slugfest with another cowboy in one of John Wayne's famous Westerns. Rather, he came Quiet Man, it's not exactly Western.
while Quiet Man Not considered a western, this is one of several collaborations between John Wayne and director John Ford, with whom Wayne made several of his most famous westerns. Quiet Man Wayne provided a unique backdrop for the Wild West by taking it out of the Wild West and setting it in 1920s England. The film saw his character, ex-boxer Sean Thornton, romance Maureen O'Hara's Mary Kate Danaher, setting up the actor's longest fistfight to date.
The Quiet Man had a nearly ten minute fist fight between John Wayne and Victor McLaglen
This is the Best Fight Scene of John Wayne's Career
Sean Thornton's romance with Mary Kate put him at odds with Victor McLaglen's older brother Will “Red” Danaher. However, Shawn tried to avoid a conflict with him due to the guilt he carried for accidentally killing a boxer in the ring. At the end of the film, his argument with Will culminates when he finally agrees to fight in front of the village. But rather than ending where it started, Quiet Man fights all over townIt gives Ford a chance to really showcase different parts of the landscape.
Quiet Man Shawn and Will retrace their steps as they beat each other mercilessly, across the farm, across the pond, across town, and more. they fight The film lasts almost ten minutesbrief rest breaks and the reactions of the townspeople, many helped by the story's minor characters. Excited by the prospect of battle, many of them go to great lengths to follow, the film uses this for comedic purposes and extends the sequence in the process.
The Quiet Man is an underrated John Wayne classic
Maybe because John Wayne isn't a war movie or a Western, Quiet Man may not be regarded as one of the actor's best films, but it is nevertheless a quality, enjoyable film. Although unique from most John Wayne films with its Irish setting, Quiet Man still able to use Wayne's abilities”tough boy” character, places him in a role where the actor feels at home as an extremely formidable ex-boxer. His use of comedy blends well with the story, making him an underrated gem.