Trivia Regarding "Barney Quill"
The actual murder ("irresistible impulse"?) victim referenced in the movie was Mike Chenoweth (Sp?), who was killed in Big Bay.
He appears in this video clip of the Marquette Centennial celebration in 1949, as the winner of the "Beard Contest" at 2:38 of the clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EvMO5ALzv0