The Color of Finian's Rainbow pales compared to his bright Red Flannels!

Finian foregoes his britches for a leprechaun by the name of Og in the 1968 Warner Bros - Seven Arts film, Finian's Rainbow, starring Fred Astaire with Tommy Steele as Og, the Leprechaun, and Petula Clark as Finian's daughter!  Francis Ford Coppola directed this late sixties musical.

Og followed Finian from Ireland all the way to America to fetch back his "pot 'o gold" which Finian had stolen. When he caught up to Finian, the two argued over the misdead, deep in the forest as they shared a jug of ale. Og admitted, tearfully, that he was no longer a wee little guy, but rather had grown to man size. The taking of the post of gold was causing all number of mishaps to Og and the leprchauns he had left behind in Ireland! What would happen next?

 

In fact, the leprechaun had grown so large his clothes no longer fit.

He was growing out of his trousers!!

 

 Before Finian's very eyes, Og's trousers flew right off his legs! 

Would his coat, shirt, socks and shoes be next? 

 

Just then Finian heard his daughter shouting for him. The two men panicked. Og could not be caught without his trousers in front of the young damsel. Finian exuberantly stepped in front of Og in an attempt to hide him from the eyes of the young beauty.

 

Then he stripped out of his own trousers, revealing the long red flannel underwear he wore just like all good Irishmen wear, and handed them over for Og to pull on. 

 

Better that Finian's daughter see him in his underwear 

than her discovering Og in his!! 

 

 

Both men then dashed away, deep into the trees to hide! 

 

Watch for my Part Two of Finian's Rainbow Pales, only in Union Suit Fans in the Limelight.

Thanks to the producer, director, actors and production companies, Warner Bros - Seven Arts of Finian's Rainbow, a classic!