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Best Donnybrook Ever
The original conception for the site design was to include a still shot of the great donnybrook scene from The Quiet Man as the banner image. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a suitable graphic that could be diverted to that use. The photo that has been used since the inception of Conservative Donnybrook is from another John Wayne movie, Red River and shows the scene where Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) and Matt Garth (Montgomery Clift) finally come to a climactic confrontation.
However, in my mind, the fight scene from The Quiet Man is the greatest donnybrook ever depicted in cinema. See for yourself below.
I’d love to hear your nominations for the title of Greatest Donnybrook scene. Also, if anyone is technically adept and has access to a DVD from which the fight scene above can be captured (in particular, the fight scene around the hay stack and showing Thornton in the process of clocking Danaher), feel free to send it to me at Karl@ConservativeDonnybrook.com. Unfortunately, I only have the movie on VHS.
