Finian's Rainbow
1968
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Barbara Hancock (born November 21, 1949) is an American actress and dancer. While she was with the Harkness Ballet, she appeared as a dancing character in five productions in television and film. She was nominated for the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Susan the Silent in Finian's Rainbow.
Finian's Rainbow: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks. An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
- (4.2K)
- Family, Fantasy, Musical
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1968-10-09
Finian's Rainbow (1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Barbara Hancock ... Susan the Silent: ... Related lists ...
While in New York, she won a five year contract with Warner Brothers Studios. Her first movie, Finian's Rainbow, gave her the cherished honor of dancing with Fred Astaire and she won two Golden Globe nominations. Ms. Hancock has been on the staff at the Alliance Theatre School since 1978 and has performed in many musicals there. Ms.
- January 1, 1
- 1.69 m
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Actress, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
Budget. $3.5 million. Box office. $11.6 million. Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 American [1] musical fantasy film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy from the 1947 stage musical of the same name. It stars Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, and Tommy Steele.
Finian's Rainbow (1968) ← Back to main. Cast 51. Fred Astaire. Finian McLonergan Petula Clark. ... Barbara Hancock. Susan the Silent Al Freeman Jr.
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"Finian's Rainbow" is the best of the recent roadshow musicals, perhaps because it's the first to cope successfully with the longer roadshow form. The best musicals of the past (Astaire and Rogers in the 1930s, Gene Kelly's and Stanley Donen's productions in the 1950s) were rather modest in length and cost. They depended on charm and the great talents of their performers.
