Rating of
3.5/4
Finians Rainbow
jen1302 - wrote on 09/13/07
Good cast, good songs set around Finian (Fred Astaire), and his daughter Sharon (Petula Clark) who move to Rainbow Valley only to have Senator Billboard Rawkins trying to sieze their land seize their land using as an excuse an obscure law making it a felony for blacks and whites to live together, but Sharon, outraged at this bigotry, cries out while standing right over the pot of gold, "I wish to God you were black ..." all hell breaks loose as wishes come true.
Whist Og the leprechaun (Tommy Steele), has followed Finian to America he's trying to get back his gold from Finian who is now a size of a normal man and not happy.
Family / Fantasy / Musical for all the family to watch
With great songs such as Look To The Rainbow / How Are Things In Glocca Morra?"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Petula Clark ("Rainbow") and played by the Warner Bros.
Orchestra ("Glocca Morra") conducted by Ray Heindorf
"This Time of The Year"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Al Freeman Jr. and chorus
"How Are Things In Glocca Morra?"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Petula Clark
"Look To The Rainbow"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Fred Astaire and Petula Clark
Danced by Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Barbara Hancock and Chorus
"Old Devil Moon"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Don Francks and Petula Clark
"Something Sort of Grandish"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung and Danced by Tommy Steele and Petula Clark
"If This Isn't Love"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Don Francks, Petula Clark, Fred Astaire and chorus, and danced by Barbara Hancock
"That Great Come-And-Get-It Day" for the market
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Don Francks, Petula Clark and Chorus
"When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Fred Astaire, Petula Clark and chorus
Danced by Fred Astaire
"Old Devil Moon"
(reprise)
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Petula Clark and Don Francks
"Rain Dance Ballet"
Music by Burton Lane
Danced by Barbara Hancock
"The Begat"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Keenan Wynn and Gospel Trio (Avon Long, Jester Hairston and Roy Glenn)
"Look to the Rainbow"
(reprise)
Sung by chorus
"When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love" shouting Sharon
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Tommy Steele
Danced by Barbara Hancock
"Look To The Rainbow"
(reprise)
Sung by Don Francks, Fred Astaire and Chorus
"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?"
(Finale)
Sung by Petula Clark, Don Francks, Tommy Steele, Barbara Hancock,
Keenan Wynn and chorus
