Donovan's Reef (1963) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | John Ford |
| Top Genres | Action, Comedy, Romance |
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Donovan's Reef (1963) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by John Ford and produced by John Ford.
SYNOPSIS
A snooty Boston girl arrives on a tiny South Pacific isle in search of her missing father and encounters two old salty dogs. The mismatched trio creates an abundance of lighthearted fun in this last Ford-Wayne pairing.
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Marquis Andre de Lage:
Well, there is our Mike Donovan. Three children and not one marriage. Oh, I do not say that he's the first man to put the cart before the horse, but three carts and no horse? Huh?
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Sending Morse Code message to Doc] Let's have it.
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Reads note from Gilhooley] "Doc, Mayday, your Boston dotter here." Dotter, D-O-T-T-E-R.
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: That's right. Two T's.
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Insert name of? Her name's Amelia!
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: How do I know? I ain't shackin' up with her!
[Gilhooley about to throw bottle during fight]
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Not the brandy, you dope!
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: [puts bottle carefully down on bar] Sorry!
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Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Sending Morse Code message to Doc] Let's have it.
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Reads note from Gilhooley] "Doc, Mayday, your Boston dotter here." Dotter, D-O-T-T-E-R.
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: That's right. Two T's.
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Insert name of? Her name's Amelia!
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: How do I know? I ain't shackin' up with her!
[Gilhooley about to throw bottle during fight]
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Not the brandy, you dope!
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: [puts bottle carefully down on bar] Sorry!
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Facts about
"Boats" is Navy slang for the rating of *Boatswain's Mate*. "Guns" is Navy slang for the rating of *Gunner's Mate*.
Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son, has a small cameo - he plays the Australian Shore Patrol officer that breaks up the final fight.
Actor Mickey Simpson is sometimes mistakenly credited as the mate hit with a mop by Lee Marvin in the opening scene. It is not Simpson but Duke Green.
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Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son, has a small cameo - he plays the Australian Shore Patrol officer that breaks up the final fight.
Actor Mickey Simpson is sometimes mistakenly credited as the mate hit with a mop by Lee Marvin in the opening scene. It is not Simpson but Duke Green.
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