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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
93min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/01/2000
Distributor(s):
Independent Artists
Director(s):
James Kern
Starring:
Jack Carson , Ann Sothern , Robert Alda , S.Z. Sakall , Robert Ellis
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