The Quiet Man is one of Wayne’s classics. And our family’s quite familiar with his pairing with Maureen O’Hara. The two had great chemistry, but I did not care for the way in which Maureen’s characters were often treated. We appreciate the man’s man stereotype in film, but the manhandling was too much for my sense of valor and chivalry.
Like it or not, the scenes were always always mimics of Taming of the Shrew...
The Quiet Man is often reported as John Wayne’s favorite film he ever made.