The Quiet Man

After the credits at the conclusion of the film, Kate and Sean are standing in their garden waving good-bye. Maureen O'Hara turns to John Wayne and whispers something in his ear, evoking a priceless reaction from Wayne. What was said was known only to O'Hara, Wayne and director John Ford. In exchange for saying this unscripted bit of text, O'Hara insisted that the exact line never be disclosed by any involved parties. In her memoirs she says that she refused to say the line at first as she "couldn't possibly say that to Duke", but Ford insisted, claiming he needed a genuine shock reaction from Wayne. The line remains a mystery to this day, but the rumor is that it was something sexual.

Before Sean enters Mary Kate's home to ask her brother's permission to court her, the flowers he's carrying are very sad looking. After he enters the house, they change into a nice, full, colorful bouquet.

This film was published in Italy in a DVD anthology entitled "MAUREEN, LA ROSSA DI HOLLYWOOD: Dance, Girl, Dance, 1940 + Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 + The Quiet Man, 1952", distributed by DNA Srl. The film has been re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin .