"I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" is an episode of Walt Disney Presents. It aired on May 29, 1959.
Synopsis[]
At the urging of Pat O'Brien, Walt Disney takes a trip to Ireland in search of actual leprechauns to appear in his "Irish picture", the result being Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Cast[]
- Pat O'Brien - Self
- Albert Sharpe - Darby O'Gill
- Sean Connery - Michael MacBride
- Janet Munro - Katie O'Gill
- Jimmy O'Dea - King Brian
- Kieron Moore - Pony Sugrue
- Denis O'Dea - Father Murphy
- J.G. Devlin - Tom Kerrigan
- Jack MacGowran - Phadrig Oge
- Farrell Pelly - Paddy Scanlon
- Nora O'Mahoney - Molly Malloy
- Dick Johnstone - Man Listening to Story (uncredited)
- Colin Kenny - Man Listening to Story (uncredited)
- Walt Disney - Self (Host)
Additional Crew[]
- Production Designers: Hamilton Luske
- Music: Oliver Wallace
- Songs: Lawrence Edward Watkin, Oliver Wallace
- Director of Photography: Winton C. Hoch, William Snyder
- Art Director: Carroll Clark
- Film Editors: Lloyd Richardson, Stanley Johnston
- Special Photographic Effects: Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett
- Sound: Robert O. Cook
- Set Decorator: Fred MacLean
- Assistant Director: R.W. Miller
Video and DVD Releases[]
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: Your Host, Walt Disney DVD
Trivia[]
- This is one of the few "Fantasyland" episodes not to be a cartoon.
Gallery[]
Digital cover art
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