Darby O'Gill and the Little People
original movie poster
Directed by	Robert Stevenson
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	H. T. Kavanagh (stories) Lawrence Edward Watkin
Starring	Albert Sharpe Janet Munro Sean Connery Jimmy O'Dea
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Cinematography	Winton Hoch
Editing by	Stanley Johnson
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	June 26, 1959 U.S. release
Running time	93 min.
Language	English
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a Disney film released in 1959, set in rural Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Based on the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, the film describes the adventures of Darby O'Gill, a wily groundskeeper who engages in a battle of wits with leprechauns. The film's title is a slight modification of one of Kavanagh's books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Robert Stevenson (March 31, 1905-November 4, 1986) was an English film writer and director. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Herminie T. Kavanagh (1876 - 1933) was an Irish writer, most known for her short stories. ... Janet Neilson Horsburgh (September 28, 1934 - December 6, 1972) was a British actress. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Jimmy ODea (1899 - 1965) was an Irish comedian. ... Winton Hoch (1905 - 1979) was originally a lab technician who contributed to the development of Technicolor before becoming a cinematographer in 1936. ... The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of affiliated motion picture studios, all subsidaries of The Walt Disney Company. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Old logo from 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the... This article is about motion pictures. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Herminie T. Kavanagh (1876 - 1933) was an Irish writer, most known for her short stories. ... This article is about the creature in Irish mythology. ... Herminie T. Kavanagh (1876 - 1933) was an Irish writer, most known for her short stories. ...

Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is an ageing groundskeeper living with his daughter Katie (Janet Munro) in Rathcullen, a small town in rural Ireland. Darby spends more time in the pub telling tall tales of his encounters with leprechauns than looking after the country estate he has been charged with. Nearing retirement, the lord of the manor decides to bring in a younger man, Michael McBride (Sean Connery), to take over. Janet Neilson Horsburgh (September 28, 1934 - December 6, 1972) was a British actress. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ...

Sympathetic to Darby's plight, King Brian Connors (Jimmy O'Dea) lures Darby into his kingdom, trapping him "forever". Darby, however, has no wish to leave his daughter so suddenly. Darby rouses the kingdom with a lively violin piece of a fox hunt, and the leprechauns in great spirit mount their tiny horses and leave for a hunt in the night, through a large crack in the wall which King Brian creates. Darby then escapes through this after the last of the leprechauns ride out. Jimmy ODea (1899 - 1965) was an Irish comedian. ...

Later, King Brian comes to fetch Darby, angry for being made a fool of. Another battle of wits ensues and Darby entraps the leprechaun king by getting him so drunk that he doesn't notice the sunrise which strips him of his powers. So trapped, he is forced to grant Darby three wishes before he can return home. Darby, however, refuses to make his third wish, trapping King Brian until he makes his decision.

After a rocky beginning, Katie and Michael begin to show signs of growing affection for each other. Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move). However, Michael has a rival in Pony Sugrue, a local bully with his eyes on both Michael's job and Katie.

Katie, angered at finding the truth about her father's retirement, injures herself while chasing a stubborn runaway horse. The banshee appears, heralding Katie's death and sending the cóiste-bodhar, a spectral coach driven by a dullahan, to claim her body. Desperate, Darby elects to use his final wish to go in his daughter's place. On his way to the next world, King Brian tricks Darby into making a final fourth wish ("wishing" that his friend could join him in the afterlife), negating them all and sparing Darby's life. This article is about the banshee of Irish folklore. ... The Irish Dullahan (also Durahan, Gan Ceann) is a type of unseelie faerie. ...

Katie's fever has broken and she and Michael reveal their love for each other. Michael also fights Pony Sugrue, knocking him cold before joining Katie for a final duet of "Pretty Irish Girl" (see below).

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This film brought Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the spy series. ... Dr. No can refer to a number of things Dr. No (novel), the 1958 novel by Ian Fleming on his inspirational character James Bond Dr. No (film), the first James Bond film, starring Sean Connery. ...

The cóiste-bodhar or 'death-coach' acquired its name from a misunderstanding - 'bodhar' being the Gaelic word for 'deaf' rather than 'death', the misunderstanding presumably arose from differences of accent. Gaelic as an adjective means pertaining to the Gaels, whether to their language or their culture. ...

There are actually two versions of the film's soundtrack. Several of the original Irish actors' accents (namely Darby, Sheila, King Brian and the leprechauns) were deemed too difficult for American audiences to understand and were consequently overdubbed with easier-to-understand voices, possibly from different voice actors. To the unsuspecting viewer the overdub is actually very polished and almost seamless, and dubbed voices do not seem out of place with the original actors. The original soundtrack also contains some dialogue in Irish Gaelic, especially from King Brian and the leprechauns, which was subsequently changed in the overdubbed version to English alternatives. Both versions are used on television showings and also on DVD; interestingly and somewhat ironically, the Region 1 US/Canada DVD disc contains the original undubbed soundtrack and the Region 2 PAL disc uses the dubbed version. In filmmaking, dubbing refers to the recording of voices for a movie. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... For other uses, see PAL (disambiguation). ...

Despite its setting, the bulk of the film was shot at Disney's ranch in Burbank, California. Second unit footage from Ireland, combined with matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw, helped present a seamless picture of 19th century Ireland. Burbank is a common place name in English speaking countries. ... William Peter Ellenshaw (May 24, 1913 - February 12, 2007) was an Anglo-American award-winning matte designer and special effects creator who worked on many Disney features. ...

A popular misconception is that the duet, A Pretty Irish Girl, was actually sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro. In fact the vocals on the recording were dubbed by Irish singers, Brendan O'Dowda and Ruby Murray.^[1] A single of the duet was released in the UK. [1]. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Janet Neilson Horsburgh (September 28, 1934 - December 6, 1972) was a British actress. ... Ruby Murray (March 29, 1935 - December 17, 1996) was a popular singer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and O'Dea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat O'Brien. Despite the film's good-natured salute to Irish culture, actor Cyril Cusack and Chief Justice (later president) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh picketed this film's launch in Dublin due to what they felt was ridiculous stereotyping of the Irish people. Pat OBrien is the name of: Pat OBrien (actor) (1899–1983), who appeared in Some Like It Hot and other films Pat OBrien (New Orleans bartender), who is credited with the invention of the Hurricane (cocktail), which he invented in 1940 Pat OBrien (Irish politician) (c. ... Cyril Cusack (November 26, 1910 – October 7, 1993) was an Irish Shakespearean actor, who appeared in more than 90 films [1]. Born in Durban, Natal, South Africa he was the son of a sergeant in the mounted police and an actress. ... Chief Justice John L. Murray is the current Chief Justice of Ireland. ... Official Seal of the President of Ireland The President of Ireland (Irish: ) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (12 February 1911 – 21 March 1978) (pronounced karol o dawl-ie) served as fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). ...

The Veggie Tales' Wizard of Ha's has a main character named Darby O'Gill, despite a lack of any other references to this movie. Veggie Tales is a series of childrens books and computer animated videos conveying Christian ideals to children via humorous, anthropomorphic vegetable-shaped characters. ...

References

External links

• Darby O'Gill and the Little People at the Internet Movie Database