April Showers

1948
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1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Jack Carson, Robert Alda, and Ann Sothern in April Showers (1948)

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The 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio... Read allThe 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings trouble.The 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings trouble.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

366

YOUR RATING

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Drunk
(uncredited)

Barbara Bates

Barnes' Secretary
(uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Hotel Guest
(uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Buster's Midget Impersonation
(voice)
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Pedestrian
(uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Mug in Audience
(uncredited)

Director
- James V. Kern
Writers
- Joe Laurie Jr.
- Peter Milne
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Storyline

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Trivia
Buster's "adult midget voice" is a voiceover from the incomparable Mel Blanc - the voice of Bugs Bunny.

Goofs
At about the 0:06:45 mark the boom mic shadow can be seen moving above and to the right of Jack Carson and Ann Sothern.

Connections
Referenced in This Theatre and You (1949)

Soundtracks
The Stars and Stripes Forever
(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa

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Featured review

6/10

It rains on Jack's parade

Jack Carson's performance of an alcoholic vaudevillian who gets a few bad breaks highlights April Showers. Roles like this made Carson's studio Warner Brothers and others start taking him seriously as an actor as opposed to a funny man who specialized in blowhards.

Carson and Ann Sothern are a vaudeville team during the first score of years in the 20th century. They're doing all right, but when they add their kid Robert Ellis to the act they start getting better bookings and even dream of the Palace in New York.

But that dream gets shattered when the blue noses start insisting on child labor laws being enforced. They no longer get the billings and Carson turns to drink. And another performer Robert Alda starts throwing his intentions Ann's way.

Including the title song the score is interpolated from a variety of sources of music from the period. Young Mr. Ellis proves to be quite the terpsichorean, no wonder he made the act for them.

Sothern lends good support and a good singing voice. But April Showers is really Jack Carson's picture.