Anecdotes

Historians have called the way the wind plays with O'Hara's veil when she leaves the church after her wedding a stroke of luck for John Ford. Far from it, he had instructed the crew to set up wind machines to fan the veil into a perfect circle behind her head then blow it straight up into the air.

Roddy McDowall had only been in the United States for two weeks before being cast in the leading role of Huw. He had been evacuated from the UK with his mother and sister to keep out of harm's way during the Blitz.

Anna Lee discovered she was pregnant halfway through filming and made a point of not telling John Ford about her condition for fear of losing her role.

John Ford often referred to this film as his favorite.

150 builders took six months to construct Richard Day's elaborate set design.