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"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)

Video and DVD Releases[]

Trivia[]

  • This is one of the few "Fantasyland" episodes not to be a cartoon.

Gallery[]


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Media
Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleI Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Characters
Darby O'GillKatie O'GillMichael MacBrideKing BrianSheelah SugruePony SugrueLord FitzpatrickFather MurphyPhadrig OgePaddy ScanlonMolly MalloyTom KerriganBansheeDullahan • Cleopatra • Ginger
Songs
The Wishing SongPretty Irish Girl
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