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- Man Listening to Story
- (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
- Man Listening to Story
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis particular episode can be found on the Darby O'Gill and the Little People DVD.
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Walt Disney: Some time ago, I decided to make an Irish picture. For Ireland is the home of the leprechaun. And the little people have always fascinated me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Studio Tour (2002)
Featured review
"I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" is a nice promo for Darby O'Gill and the Little People on the "Disneyland" TV series
In my review of Darby O'Gill and the Little People last week, I mentioned it was my tribute to the late Sir Sean Connery. So now I've also seen the extras on that DVD: Mr. Connery Goes to Hollywood about Sir Sean's experience of making this movie, Little People-Big Effects about Peter Ellenshaw's work on the film and the meaning of "Matte Painting" and "Forced Perspective", and this particular thing I'm reviewing now-an ep of the "Disneyland" TV series hosted by Walt Disney. Uncle Walt, as he's usually referred to, has Irish actor Pat O'Brien at his house discussing wanting to make this movie. O'Brien suggests he visit Ireland which Walt does. There, he meets Darby O'Gill and King Brian, the leprechaun, both of whom he wants in his movie. At no time during this ep is it mentioned that these two characters are played by actors Albert Sharpe and Jimmy O'Dea meaning Uncle Walt wanting his viewers to think they're real people he simply discovered. This show shows several scenes from the movie-but in black-and-white since the show was in that form at the time-and threatens to spoil some of the surprises but not by much. It ends with Walt back with Pat O'Brien and the latter's saying "This I've got to see!" In summary, I recommend this and those other extras I just mentioned on the Darby O'Gill and the Little People DVD.
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- tavm
- Nov 10, 2020
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- Runtime49 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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