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Dublin, Ireland | Friendship
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Best Music Score | 1936
Best Writing Screenplay | 1936
Best Director | 1936 | John
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1936 | Victor
National Film Preservation Board | 2018
Best Actor | 1936 | Victor
Best Foreign Film | 1935 | John
Budget 243,000 USD
Box Office Collection 950,000 USD
John Ford kept Victor McLaglen continually off-balance (and thus in character) by getting him drunk, changing his schedules, verbally abusing him on and off the set and filming scenes when he'd told McLaglen that they were only rehearsing. For the crucial rebel court scene, the story goes that Ford reduced the actor to a trembling wreck by promising him the day off only to bring him into the studio early and extremely hung over, insisting that he spit out his lines. McLaglen was so furious with Ford over this that he threatened to quit acting and kill the director.
Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Oscar, turning it down because of union disagreements. Academy records indicate that Nichols had taken possession of his Oscar by 1949.
John Ford was concerned that the scene where drunken "King" Gypo goes into the brothel for Katie would not pass censors. The studio came up with the idea to "put the cats in hats"--that is, have all the prostitutes wear hats indoors, thus dissuading the censorship board from thinking they were prostitutes.
The day before shooting Gypo Nolan's trial scene, John Ford told Victor McLaglen that he wouldn't be needed the next day so he should take a break, enjoy himself and not worry about his lines. McLaglen proceeded to go out drinking--which Ford knew he would do--and the next day was forced to film the scene with a terrible hangover, which was just the effect Ford wanted.
John Ford had been very impressed by F.W. Murnau's Sunrise (1927) and wanted to bring an element of German Expressionism to this film.
"Terry: [realizing Gypo's stuck him with the bill as an angry bouncer glowers at him] Oh dear, oh dear. I have a queer feelin' there's going to be a strange face in heaven in the mornin'."
"Katie Madden: Ah, Gypo, what's the use? I'm hungry, and I can't pay my room rent. Have you the price of a flop on you? Gypo Nolan: No. Katie Madden: What's the use? Ah. don't look at me like that, Gypo! You're all I got! You're the only one. You know that. But what chance do we have to escape? Money! Some people have all the luck! [Indicating the ad in the travel agency window] Katie Madden: Look at that thing handing us the ha-ha! Ten pounds to America! Twenty pounds and the world is ours? Gypo Nolan: What are you saying that for?"
