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Auction History Result 5x1362 QUIET MAN 1sh 1951 great art of John Wayne & sexy Maureen O'Hara, John Ford classic, rare! Date Sold 9/20/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Quiet Man, the classic 1952 John Ford (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Ireland romantic wedding courtship dowry comedy melodrama ("John Ford's Greatest Triumph"; "Produced by Merian C. Cooper"; "They call him the 'Quiet' Man-But There's the devil-to-pay when his fiery redhead decides to run things her way!"; "Story by Maurice Walsh"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about an American boxer who had been born in Ireland, and, after an accident in the ring causes him to retire from boxing, he returns to the tiny Irish town where he was born, hoping to quietly settle down, but when he buys the land his family used to own, he gets into conflict with a local laird, and this is complicated by his falling in love with the man's sister) starring John Wayne (as Sean Thornton), Maureen O'Hara (as Mary Kate Danaher), Barry Fitzgerald (as Michaleen), Ward Bond (as Father Lonergan), Victor McLaglen (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Squire Danaher), Mildred Natwick (as The Widow Tillane), Francis Ford, Arthur Shields, Abbey Theatre Players, and "the Irish Players". Note that while everyone agrees this is a wonderful movie, there is something odd about the ages of the lead actors. Maureen O'Hara is supposed to be the virginal younger sister of Victor McLaglen, but she was 32 when the movie was made (making her a more suitable lead for John Wayne, who was 45). But McLaglen was 66, and it seems odd that he had a 32 year old sister! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned six examples of this poster, and the last one (sold for $1,951!). There is a 1957 re-release one-sheet that regularly comes to auction, but this 1951 original one-sheet is quite rare! Condition: fair to good. The poster has smudges and scuff marks scattered throughout (especially around the edges and in portions of the art of O'Hara's face) and there are MANY pinholes scattered throughout the poster (several are enlarged due to rough removal). There is separation in the crossfolds. The crossfolds are backed by small pieces of white tape, and there are similar tape repairs on back at upper center (where there is also a tear), upper right (to the right of the red dress), lower left and to the right of the title. There are some patches of slight discoloration scattered in a few areas, but there are some noticeable, oily stains at left (in and under the art of Fitzgerald). There are also a few small pieces of white tape on front of the corners (they were not put there for any restoration purpose). Fortunately the image is mostly "all there" and certainly after linenbacking with some proper restoration the rare poster will display well, but of course bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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