April's Shower (2000) Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
April Showers stars Jack Carson and Ann Sothern as a pair of small-time vaudevillians whose act gets nowhere until their young son (Robert Ellis) joins them. The threesome form a knockabout acrobatic turn which propels them into the big time. Jealous of his son's success, Carson takes to the bottle, and the act breaks up in a spirit of mutual recrimination. This being a Warner Bros. musical, the three family members are reunited for a sentimental climax. April Showers was based in great part on the vaudeville career of Buster Keaton, who chose after much consideration not to pursue the matter in court. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
07/01/2000
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
93 min.
Distributor(s):
Independent Artists
Production Co.:
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Action
Themes:
Alcoholism, Ladder to the Top, Fathers and Sons
Tone:
Tearjerking
Keywords:
acrobatics, alcoholism, career, child, dysfunctional, family, son, stars [celebrities], success, talent, team, vaudeville
Setting:
west coast
Time Period:
turn of the 20th century
Status:
