Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1992, VHS)

Ever heard your parents say "They just don't make (insert any product here) like they used to,"? Well, I'm a parent now, and I'm saying it. They just don't make kids films like they used to. I can rattle off a list as long as my arm of some of the best family films of the last half century and most of them don't even come out of my generation. No, those actors of long ago really knew how to work; they had to walk uphill to the set both ways. Darby O'Gill and the Little People is just such a movie. It is based on the stories of H.T. Kavanagh and was released by Disney in 1959 . Though it didn..

This review is another entry in Simply_Crispy's Expunged From Their CV Write-Off. Although, the person in question here probably doesn't mind this bit of their past at all. The idea of the write-off being to expose early work of now famous people, or the later disappointing work of those once famous. The participants, I believe, are: artbyjude, BigJack, brodieman, d_fienberg, jankp, Lynus, Macresarf1, mfunk75, MrsNormanMaine, Simply_Crispy, skbreese, susidee34, tjmackey, Weirdo_87 and xxxxer. 1959 was a long time ago. Not exactly a revelation, I know. Bear with me. It was a long time ago,...

I am writing this review in Honor of SHLEPS Day approaching and per the suggestion of our SHLEPS President, Queen Diana who requested we celebrate in a SMALL way. I don t remember when we purchased Darby O Gill and the Little People. All I know is my husband has loved this movie longer than he has loved me. And I have to admit, I think it is pretty terrific too! The Key Players For a full list visit www.imdb.com/ Albert Sharpe ... Darby O'Gill Janet Munro ... Katie O'Gill Jimmy O'Dea ... King Brian Kieron Moore ... Pony Sugrue Estelle Winwood ... Sheelah Sugrue Walter Fitzgerald ... Lord...

Sean Connery, the talented Scotsman who got his first break as a film extra, was the love interest in a spritely Disney musical comedy, Darby O'Gill and the Little People. Based on a series of short stories by H. T. Kavanaugh, this 1959 release also featured Albert Sharpe, (Darby), and the perfectly cast Jimmy O'Dea, as King Brian. Set in Ireland, with a mostly Irish ensemble, it is the story of Darby, whose skirmishes with the Little People, or Leprechauns, have not gone unnoticed by King Brian. Unfortunately, as Darby cares much for a wee drop of the barley, no one believes his encounters...