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April Showers (1948)

April Showers poster
Directed by
James V. Kern
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A vaudeville couple tries to make it big on stage while raising their young son. Their act faces ups and downs as they struggle with family and career.

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What happens

April Showers is a 1948 American musical film directed by James V. Kern and written by Peter Milne. The film stars Jack Carson, Ann Sothern, Robert Alda, S. Z. Sakall, Robert Ellis and Richard Rober. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 27, 1948. April Showers was based in great part on the vaudeville career of Buster Keaton, who sued Warner Bros. Pictures and received only $3500. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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