This film is based on
a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story written by Maurice Walsh and titled
The Green Rushes. Sean Thornton
travels from America to the small Irish village of his birth. He immediately buys his family’s
homestead from the widow Mildred Natwick.
This purchase greatly upsets the squire Victor McLaglen because he wanted this property
next to his own for himself. Sean
saw Victor’s sister Mary Kate McLaglen leading her sheep in the countryside and
he thought she was a bonny lass indeed.
Sean enlists the aid of the town matchmaker Michaeleen Flynn to arrange
the details of their meeting and courtship. Because the land
purchase has rankled Victor’s temper, he refuses to give his consent to the
marriage. Unless she has his blessing,
Mary Kate will not be allowed to marry Sean.
This is good, the
plot, the scenery and the characters. Also, romantic and funny.
There are a lot of peculiarities in the customs of this small village
but it is filled with good people except for the squire. 4* (I really liked this movie)
129
min, Drama directed by John Ford with John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Barry
Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick, Francis Ford, Eileen
Crowe, May Craig, Aruthur Shields, Charles B. Fitzsimons, James O’Hara.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 89% critic 92%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.5* out of 5* with 1,658 reviews.
Special
Note: This film won Oscars for Best
Cinematography and Best Director.
Also nominated for, Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Art Direction, Sound
Adapted Screenplay. John Ford was
determined to make this film because of his own Irish heritage and he was also going
to make this in Technicolor even though it was much more expensive during
this period of filmmaking. The
film was a financial success and grossed $3.8 million the first year of
release, one of the top ten grossing films of 1952 and the 7th most
popular film for British audiences.
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