Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie.
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| - Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie.
- (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from the film. Really happy Irish music plays throughout) Doug (vo): Looking for a movie that celebrates Irish stereotypes more than The Quiet Man? Well, Darby O'Gill and the Little People is the film for you. Yeah, I'm not gonna act like a lot of this isn't played up to the Nth degree and over-the-top and...oh, yeah, it can be painful at times. But again, to its credit, there's a real charm that goes along with it. They have very likable actors that have a lot of heart, the effects are unbe-friggin-lievable, even by today's standards. And the story is just a great hodge-podge of all sorts of things Irish, and goofy, and mythical, and legendary, and all that fun stuff. So, what's the story?
- The plot revolves around Darby O'Gill, an old caretaker who lives with his daughter, Katie, in the Gatehouse of Lord Fitzpatrick's estate. Darby spends most of his time at the pub, telling stories of leprechauns, most notably King Brian, who is Darby's friendly rival. A major source of Nightmare Fuel due to the banshee. Possibly also because this is one of, if not the only, times you will ever hear Sean Connery sing on-camera. No, seriously, see for yourself.
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| - Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie.
- (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from the film. Really happy Irish music plays throughout) Doug (vo): Looking for a movie that celebrates Irish stereotypes more than The Quiet Man? Well, Darby O'Gill and the Little People is the film for you. Yeah, I'm not gonna act like a lot of this isn't played up to the Nth degree and over-the-top and...oh, yeah, it can be painful at times. But again, to its credit, there's a real charm that goes along with it. They have very likable actors that have a lot of heart, the effects are unbe-friggin-lievable, even by today's standards. And the story is just a great hodge-podge of all sorts of things Irish, and goofy, and mythical, and legendary, and all that fun stuff. So, what's the story?
- The plot revolves around Darby O'Gill, an old caretaker who lives with his daughter, Katie, in the Gatehouse of Lord Fitzpatrick's estate. Darby spends most of his time at the pub, telling stories of leprechauns, most notably King Brian, who is Darby's friendly rival. Lord Fitzpatrick feels that Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so he replaces Darby as caretaker with the handsome, strapping young Michael from Dublin. Michael falls in love with Katie, which is all right with Darby; but the lad has a rival in a local ruffian, the son of a devious widow who wants her boy to be the caretaker. King Brian's supernatural assistance is necessary to make everything come out all right, but the sneaky leprechaun won't play matchmaker without a fight. A major source of Nightmare Fuel due to the banshee. Possibly also because this is one of, if not the only, times you will ever hear Sean Connery sing on-camera. No, seriously, see for yourself.
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