L'Homme tranquille
With the completion of "Wagon Master", Ford did not want to make another Western. Instead, he wanted to film the Ireland-set romantic comedy-drama film "The Quiet Man" with Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, but Herbert Yates, the studio president of Republic Pictures, insisted that Ford first make "Rio Grande" with the same pairing of Wayne and O'Hara because he thought the script of "The Quiet Man" was weak and that the story was of little general interest. Yates insisted that "Rio Grande" be made before "The Quiet Man", to offset the anticipated losses on that film.