Gallegher (character)

For the science fiction story "Gallegher Plus", see Lewis Padgett.

Poster for Let 'Er Go Gallegher

Gallegher is the title of a story by American author Richard Harding Davis that was published in 1891.[1] The character Gallegher is a copy boy at a newspaper who goes on investigative adventures. In 1917, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s Conquest Pictures released a short film titled Gallegher: a newspaper story.[2] The character was also used for the 1928 film Let 'Er Go Gallegher.[3][4]

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color also produced several series based on the story[5] from 1965 until 1968 including Gallegger (boy reporter), The Further Adventures of Gallegher, Gallegher Goes West, and The Mystery of Edward Sims.[6]

## History

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Davis, who worked as a journalist as well as a writer, published Gallegher and Other Stories with Scribner's in 1891. The book has a frontispiece and five illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson.[7]

## Disney

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The three Gallegher television episodes from Disney led to the three-part sequel The Further Adventures of Gallegher, the four-part Gallegher Goes West series, and the two episodes titled The Mystery of Edward Sims.[5]

Gold Key Comics did a one-shot comic tie-in to the Disney episodes: Walt Disney's Gallegher, Boy Reporter in 1965.

## References

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1. ^ Davis, Richard Harding (October 28, 2014). Gallegher, and Other Stories. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 9781473396579 - via Google Books.
2. ^ Gallegher: a newspaper story. March 23, 1917. OCLC 17585274.
3. ^ "Let 'Er Go, Gallegher (1928)" - via www.rottentomatoes.com.
4. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
5. ^ a b "Gallegher Debuts on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". D23.
6. ^ "Gallegher | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
7. ^ Davis, Richard Harding (March 23, 1891). Gallegher and Other Stories. Scribner's. p. 36 - via Internet Archive. "Gallegher."