Quiet Man

[macwilkin]

We're working our way through all of the episodes of Northern Exposure for the benefit of our daughter who wasn't around beck then but who we knew would appreciate the series...

...anyway, just the other day we watched an episode where Maurice Minnifield, the entepreneur ex-astronaut, was going on about John Wayne movies as an example of what it was to be a truly manly American...except in The Quiet Man...that one didn't count and he still didn't like it.

Better he should have mentioned "The Conquerer"!

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_016.html

Anyway, I always like watching Barry Fitgerald...one of the great character actors...and Quiet Man is Barry at his best.


Best

AA

I had forgotten about Maurice saying that, AA.

Of course, we have to forgive Maurice because in one episode he states:

"These (kilts) belonged to my Grandfather. We were MacAllisters on the distaff side of the family. He was a royal highlander, 42nd regiment, Black Watch."

At the end of the episode, Maurice was shown playing his grandfather's pipes.



T.