"Darby O'Gill and the Little People 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 book and her other book, ""The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby"
"O'Gill Tales,"" were the sources for this movie. Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's (Walter Fitzgerald) estate in the small Irish town of Rathcullen, where he lives in the gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro). Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the leprechauns, in particular, their king, Brian Connors (Jimmy O'Dea). Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so Lord Fitzpatrick decides to retire him on half pay and give him and Katie another cottage to"
"Sally and Corrie. Munro and Hendry were divorced in 1971. Munro died from a heart attack caused by chronic ischaemic heart disease at Whittington Hospital, north London in 1972, aged 38 years. She was cremated and interred at the Golders Green Crematorium. Janet Munro Janet Neilson Horsburgh (28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972), known as Janet Munro, was an English actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film ""Life for Ruth"" (1962). Munro starred"
"Janet Munro Janet Neilson Horsburgh (28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972), known as Janet Munro, was an English actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film ""Life for Ruth"" (1962). Munro starred in three Disney films: ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959), ""Third Man on the Mountain"" (1959) and ""Swiss Family Robinson"" (1960). Other film credits were roles in ""The Trollenberg Terror"" (1958) and ""The Day the Earth Caught Fire"" (1961). Born Janet"
"Girl: ""Darby O'Gill And The Little People"" (1959) - Sean Connery 4. The Parent Trap: ""The Parent Trap"" (1961) - Tommy Sands/Annette Funicello 5. Castle In Spain: ""Babes In Toyland"" (1961) - Ray Bolger 6. Enjoy It: ""In Search Of The Castaways"" (1962) - Maurice Chevalier/Hayley Mills 7. On The Front Porch: ""Summer Magic"" (1963) - Burl Ives 8. The Monkey's Uncle: ""The Monkey's Uncle"" (1965) - Annette Funicello 9. That Darn Cat: ""That Darn Cat"" (1965) - Bobby Troup 10. Fortuosity: ""The Happiest Millionaire"" (1967) - Tommy Steele 11. Mickey Mouse Club March: ""The Mickey Mouse Club"" (1955) -"
"The Shaggy Dog (1959 film) The Shaggy Dog is a black-and-white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story ""The Hound of Florence"" by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. This was Walt Disney's first live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel in 1976 called ""The Shaggy D.A."""
"a pet shaggy sheepdog named ""Tramp"". The Shaggy Dog (1959 film) The Shaggy Dog is a black-and-white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story ""The Hound of Florence"" by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. This was Walt Disney's first live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel"
"were spent in retirement. He died in 1970 in Belfast at the age of 84. Albert Sharpe Albert Sharpe (15 April 1885 – 13 February 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. Sharpe was born in Belfast where he attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School. His most famous roles were those of Darby O'Gill in Disney's ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" and as Finian McLonergan in the Original Broadway production of the musical ""Finian's Rainbow"". (the film version, made in 1968, had Fred Astaire in the role.) On screen he played Fiona's father Andrew in the MGM"
"The Law and the Lady (film) The Law and the Lady is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edwin H. Knopf, starring Greer Garson, Michael Wilding and Fernando Lamas, and based on the play ""The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"" by Frederick Lonsdale. The film is not related to the Wilkie Collins novel ""The Law and the Lady"". Jane Hoskins (Garson) has worked most of her life as a lady's maid, and is currently employed by Lord Minden and his haughty wife Lady Sybil Minden. Lord Minden's younger twin brother, The Honourable Nigel Duxbury (Wilding) received only ten thousand pounds"
"family in attendance, he discovers that Mr. Stubbs has survived his wounds, having been brought back to the circus by Jim. Relieved, Toby begins his performance on horseback, only to have Mr. Stubbs jump down from the trapeze to join him, thus creating a wonderful new act for the circus. The film issued on DVD on August 2, 2005. Toby Tyler Toby Tyler is a film directed by Charles Barton and starring Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, and Richard Eastham. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company on January 21, 1960. It"
"The Fighting O'Flynn The Fighting O'Flynn is a 1949 American film directed by Arthur Pierson. The film's screenplay by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is based on the novel of the same name by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Fairbanks stars, along with Helena Carter. Nearing the end of the 18th century, Napoleon's vast army is sailing towards the Irish coast. The national poet and freedom fighter who goes by the name of ""The O'Flynn"" is traveling back to the castle where he was born, when he encounters a coach being robbed by rogues. The leader of the outlaws is a man named Hendrigg."
"Darby's Rangers Darby's Rangers (released in the UK as The Young Invaders) is a 1958 war film starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organized and led the first units of United States Army Rangers during World War II. The movie was shot by Warner Brothers Studios in black and white to match wartime stock footage included in the production and was directed by William Wellman. The film was based on the 1945 book ""Darby's Rangers: An Illustrated Portrayal of the Original Rangers"" by Major James J. Altieri, himself a veteran of Darby's force. The US Army has decided"
"film credits include ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959), ""The Misfits"" (1961), ""The Magic Sword"" (1962), ""The Notorious Landlady"" (1962), ""Dead Ringer"" (1964), ""Camelot"" (1967) and ""The Producers"" (1967). She later denigrated the last film, saying she could not imagine why she had done it except for the money. Her other work for television included guest roles in ""Dennis the Menace"", ""The Twlight Zone"", ""Thriller"", ""Dr. Kildare"", ""The Man from U.N.C.L.E."", ""The Name of the Game"", ""Bewitched"", ""Batman"", ""Love, American Style"", ""Cannon"", ""Police Story"", ""The FBI"", and the last episode of ""Perry Mason"", entitled ""The Case of the Final"
"Anne of Green Gables (1919 film) Anne of Green Gables is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor. The film was based upon the novel of the same name by Lucy Maud Montgomery. By 1999, all prints of the film were believed to have been lost. As described in a film magazine, Anne Shirley (Minter), whose orphan career has been a lively one due to her natural mischievousness, is sent by mistake to the home of Marilla Cuthbert (Harris) and her brother Matthew (Burton). The brother and sister had decided to adopt a boy to help"
"Christine Silver (Nibs), A. W. Baskcomb (Slightly), Alice DuBarry (Curly), Pauline Chase (1st twin), Phyllis Beadon (2nd twin). Besides du Maurier, the pirates were: George Shelton (Smee), Sidney Harcourt (Gentleman Starkey), Charles Trevor (Cookson), Frederick Annerley (Cecco), Hubert Willis (Mullins), James English (Jukes), John Kelt (Noodler). Philip Darwin played Great Big Little Panther, Miriam Nesbitt was Tiger Lily, and Ela Q. May played Liza, (credited ironically as ""Author of the Play""). First Pirate was played by Gerald Malvern, Second Pirate by J. Grahame, Black Pirate by S. Spencer, Crocodile by A. Ganker & C. Lawton, and the Ostrich by G."
"Nora O'Mahoney Nora O'Mahoney (1912–1989) was an Irish actress and lay missionary, known for Molly Malloy in ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959) and as Godmother in ""Wanderly Wagon"" (1967–1982). She was born in Dublin in 1912. O'Mahoney started in theatre, and worked extensively in the 1930s and 1940s, including plays such as ""Drama at Inish"" (1933), ""Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"" (1941), and ""The United Brothers"" (1942). She started her film career with some uncredited appearances in movies such as ""Captain Boycott"" (1947) and ""Daughter of Darkness"" (1948). She emigrated to America in the early 1950s, where she continued to"
"is a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. Upon the film's initial release, A. H. Weiler of ""The New York Times"" praised the cast (save Connery whom he described as ""merely tall, dark, and handsome"") and thought the film an ""overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance."" In his book ""The Disney Films"", film critic and historian Leonard Maltin stated that, """"Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" is not only one of Disney's best films, but is certainly one of the best fantasies ever put on film."" He also had"
"Albert Sharpe Albert Sharpe (15 April 1885 – 13 February 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. Sharpe was born in Belfast where he attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School. His most famous roles were those of Darby O'Gill in Disney's ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" and as Finian McLonergan in the Original Broadway production of the musical ""Finian's Rainbow"". (the film version, made in 1968, had Fred Astaire in the role.) On screen he played Fiona's father Andrew in the MGM musical Brigadoon. He was also a member of the Abbey Players. His last ten years"
"Johnny Stompanato, who was visiting from Los Angeles, believed she was having an affair with Connery. He stormed onto the set and pointed a gun at Connery, only to have Connery disarm him and knock him flat on his back. Stompanato was banned from the set. Connery later recounted that he had to lie low for a while after receiving threats from men linked to Stompanato's boss, Mickey Cohen. In 1959, Connery landed a leading role in Robert Stevenson's Walt Disney Productions film ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"" (1959) alongside Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, and Jimmy O'Dea. The film"
"Greyfriars Bobby (film) Greyfriars Bobby is a 1961 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Donald Crisp and Laurence Naismith in a story about two Scottish men who compete for the affection of a Skye Terrier named Bobby. The screenplay by Robert Westerby was based upon the 1912 novel ""Greyfriars Bobby"" by Eleanor Atkinson which was based, in turn, upon an incident in 19th century Edinburgh involving a dog that came to be known as Greyfriars Bobby. It was the second film based upon Atkinson's novel, the first being ""Challenge to Lassie"" in which Crisp also starred. The film was directed"
"That Darn Cat! That Darn Cat! is a 1965 American Walt Disney Productions thriller comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Hayley Mills (in her last of the six films she made for the Walt Disney Studios) and Dean Jones (starring in his first film for Disney) in a story about bank robbers, a kidnapping and a mischievous cat. The film was based on the 1963 novel ""Undercover Cat"" by Gordon and Mildred Gordon. The title song was written by the Sherman Brothers and sung by Bobby Darin. The 1997 remake includes a cameo appearance by Dean Jones. ""Darn"
"O'Connor later called the film the best picture he ever made. In 1919, Terence Donahue and his wife Molly are a husband-and-wife vaudeville team known as the Donahues, pursue both a stable family life as well as professional success. Their children, Steve, Katy, and Tim, join the act one by one, and their act eventually becomes the Five Donahues. The family is a success and soon hit the top. One night after a show, a worried Molly and Terry return home alone while Katy goes out on a date, Steve takes a walk, and the womanizing Tim goes out with"
"They are rescued by a United States Coast Guard cutter, which has the duck aboard, and the ""Ark"" is towed to Oahu. The main story for the film, ""The Gremlin's Castle"", was written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the classic aviation novels ""The High and the Mighty"" and ""Fate Is the Hunter"", which were also turned into films. The film was announced in December 1979 as part of Disney's slate of films for the next year. Others included ""The Watcher in the Woods"", ""Condorman"", ""The Black Hole"", and ""Herbie Goes Bananas"". Ron Miller, head of Disney at the"
"Happy Anniversary (1959 film) Happy Anniversary is a 1959 picture starring David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor. Directed by David Miller, the movie's cast also included Carl Reiner and a young Patty Duke. Duke's next film, ""The Miracle Worker"", would earn her an Academy Award. Chris Walters is a happily married father of two. For his 13th wedding anniversary, he sneaks home with a gift for wife Alice, a diamond brooch, and with a desire to have a romantic interlude. Interruptions ensue. If it isn't their children, Debbie, and Okkie, needing something, it's their maid, Millie, or it's Alice's mother, Lilly,"
"and the Good People"" (), was first published as a series of stories under the name Herminie Templeton in ""McClure's"" magazine in 1901–1902, before being published as a book in the United States in 1903. A second edition, published a year before her death, was under the name Herminie T. Kavanagh. The ""Good People"" in the title refers to the fairies in Irish mythology. The English translation of ""daoine maithe"" is ""good people"". Her second published book, ""Ashes of Old Wishes and Other Darby O'Gill Tales"" (), was published in 1926. In 1959, Walt Disney released a film based on"
"Hello, Dolly! (film) Hello, Dolly! is a 1969 American romantic comedy musical film based on the Broadway production of the same name. Directed by Gene Kelly and adapted and produced by Ernest Lehman, the cast includes Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Fritz Feld, Marianne McAndrew, E. J. Peaker and Louis Armstrong (whose recording of the title tune had become a number-one single in May 1964). The film follows the story of Dolly Levi (a strong-willed matchmaker), as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly ""well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire"" Horace Vandergelder."
"of Disney's Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators. It is also the second Disney animated film starring Kathryn Beaumont, Heather Angel, and Bill Thompson after their roles in the animated feature ""Alice in Wonderland"". The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. A sequel titled ""Return to Never Land"" was released in 2002, and a series of direct-to-DVD prequels produced by DisneyToon Studios focusing on Tinker Bell began in 2008. In London, circa 1900, George and Mary Darling's preparations to attend a party are disrupted by the antics of their boys, John and Michael, acting out"
"The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (film) The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything is a 1980 American made-for-television science fiction comedy film based on the 1962 novel of the same name by John D. MacDonald starring Robert Hays and Pam Dawber and directed by William Wiard. The film premiered in syndication on June 13, 1980 as part of Operation Prime Time syndicated programming. A sequel, ""The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite"", was released in 1981. Kirby Winter (Hays) is an easy-going man who meets a free-spirited brunette named Bonny (Dawber) and inherits from his millionaire uncle a"
"counsels his soldiers about their personal problems. William H. Clothier's black and white cinematography blends with the stock footage, and renders the sets believable. The premiere showing in several major US cities was preceded by a banquet where James Garner and the highest-ranking Darby Ranger in that city still in the service sat side by side at the head table. In Philadelphia, that Darby Ranger was Captain Edward Haywood, US Army retired, 1941 to 1961, deceased 1990. Darby's Rangers Darby's Rangers (released in the UK as The Young Invaders) is a 1958 war film starring James Garner as William Orlando"
"O'Driscoll, Mona Ray and Johnnie Morris. Although it lacks the political satire and Broadway polish of the 1959 version, this film gives a fairly accurate portrayal of the various Dogpatch characters up until that time. Of particular note is the appearance of Buster Keaton as Lonesome Polecat, and a title song with lyrics by Milton Berle. Other familiar silent comedy veterans in the cast include Bud Jamison, Lucien Littlefield, Johnny Arthur, Mickey Daniels, and ex-Keystone Cops Chester Conklin, Edgar Kennedy and Al St. John. The story concerns Daisy Mae's efforts to catch Li'l Abner on Sadie Hawkins Day. Since this"
"to be in the film. Garner had the proper appearance and age to play William O. Darby, who died at age thirty-four. Garner, a Korean War veteran, had just broken through as a leading man with the ""Maverick"" television series. Garner's first leading film role demonstrated the thespian range that made him believable as a Ranger infantry officer. Garner's original role in the film was taken by Stuart Whitman. (Garner too would later sue Warner Brothers). Originally, Tab Hunter was to play Lt. Dittmann, but quit before filming; Edd Byrnes replaced him. Garner's interpretation of Ranger commander Darby is earnest"
"Porgy and Bess (film) Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. It is based on the 1935 opera ""Porgy and Bess"" by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, which is in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel ""Porgy"", as well as Heyward's subsequent 1927 non-musical stage adaptation, co-written with his wife Dorothy. The screenplay for the film, which turned the operatic recitatives into spoken dialogue, was very closely based on the opera and was written by N. Richard Nash. The project was the last for Samuel Goldwyn. Due to its controversial subject matter,"
"Tiger Bay (1959 film) Tiger Bay is a 1959 British crime drama film based on the short story ""Rodolphe et le Revolver"" by Noel Calef. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson, produced by John Hawkesworth, and co-written by John Hawkesworth and Shelley Smith (pseudonym of Nancy Hermione Bodington). It stars John Mills as a police superintendent investigating a murder; his real life daughter Hayley Mills, in her first major film role, as a girl who witnesses the murder; and Horst Buchholz as a young sailor who commits the murder in a moment of passion. The film was shot mostly"