Talk:Finian's Rainbow (1968 film)

Finian's Rainbow (1968 film) was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
December 9, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Conflicting info?

John Hubley's bio on IMDb [1] says:

Was to have filmed "Finian's Rainbow" as an animated feature in 1955. Voice and music recording was completed, under musical director Lyn Murray, with a voice cast that included Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Logan (from the original Broadway cast), and Barry Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, shortly after this was done, funding ran out and the film was never completed.

That differs from this article's statement that the film was not made because Hubley was blacklisted. Which is the correct story? And do the recordings from the 1955 work still exist, is there a chance the movie could someday be released in its incomplete form? - Brian Kendig 02:31, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great questions. I don't have any answers, but would point out that blacklisting and having funds dry up are hardly mutually exclusive: the blacklist was largely enforced economically, not by direct government intervention, and this would fit in perfectly. - Jmabel | Talk 22:03, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GA fail

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

This article needs a good deal of work to bring it up to GA standards. While the prose is clearly written with no obvious errors in grammar or style, several sections of the article need expansion. The lead is far too short and does not serve to summarize the article. The plot section is also too short. The production section needs additional referencing and the references should be inline citations or at the very least consistent in format throughout. The article does cover the major aspects of the topic (production, plot, critical response) and is POV-neutral but as already noted the plot summary needs major expansion and I'd like to see a bit more about the preview audiences that led to the deletion of a number, as well as perhaps some response to the loss of that number (a popular number from the show) in the criticism section. The content is stable with no edit warring. While the images are appropriately illustrative and tagged with their copyright status, none of them have a fair use rationale and the article fails GA on that point alone. The DVD cover image needs an appropriate caption. Overall the article shows improvement for having been properly sectioned but can't be passed as a Good article at this time. Otto4711 (talk) 13:57, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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