Between Their Westerns, John Wayne and John Ford Made the Ultimate St. Patrick’s Day Movie — and You Can Watch It This Year for Free
The Quiet Man — the perfect St. Patrick's Day movie — is one of John Wayne's best and most entertaining departures from the Western genre.
Although John Waynemay be the most iconic western star of all-time, he would not have received that legendary status if it was not for his regular series of collaborations with John Ford. Ford may have already been an Academy Award-winning filmmaker by the time that he first worked with Wayne, but the two soon found a way to turn the burgeoning western genre into the most exciting movement in American film history; their work together included the rip-roaring action-thriller Stagecoach, the romantic drama She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, the heartwarming holiday classic 3 Godfathers, the epic anti-hero saga The Searchers, and the reflective arthouse gem The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. However, Wayne and Ford ventured to Ireland to make one of the best romantic dramas ever, as The Quiet Manwould be hailed as one of the greatest projects that either of them accomplished within their respective careers.
