April Love (film)
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April Love is an American Musical directed by Henry Levin
and produced by David Weisbart
, based on the novel Phantom Filly by George Agnew Chamberlain (New York, 1941). Photographed in CinemaScope
and DeLuxe Color
by Wilfred M. Cline, it was the fourth most popular movie of 1957 and stars Pat Boone
, Shirley Jones
, Arthur O'Connell
, Dolores Michaels
, Matt Crowley, Jeanette Nolan
and Bradford Jackson.
) in trouble with the criminal justice system for joy riding has been released on probation with a special condition that he reside his distant aunt and uncle in Kentucky (Arthur O'Connell
)and not get in any further legal trouble. He finds that Sulky horse racing is the popular pastime in this area of the country. Although initially Nicky would rather race and repair hot rod cars he finds he has an innate connection with the only remaining horse on the farm. A local lass (Jones) teaches him much about the sport and April Love ensues.
Henry Levin
Henry Levin began as a stage actor and director but was most notable as an American film director of over fifty feature films. He broke into film in 1943 as a dialogue director for the films Dangerous Blondes and Appointment in Berlin for Columbia Pictures...
and produced by David Weisbart
David Weisbart
David M. Weisbart was an American film editor and producer.A native of Los Angeles, California, Weisbart began working in the film industry in 1942 as an editor...
, based on the novel Phantom Filly by George Agnew Chamberlain (New York, 1941). Photographed in CinemaScope
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was an anamorphic lens series used for shooting wide screen movies from 1953 to 1967. Its creation in 1953, by the president of 20th Century-Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.The anamorphic lenses theoretically...
and DeLuxe Color
DeLuxe Color
DeLuxe color is a brand of colour process for motion pictures.Among the movies that used the DeLuxe colour process are:* Toy Story 3 , Disney and Pixar, 2010...
by Wilfred M. Cline, it was the fourth most popular movie of 1957 and stars Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
, Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones
Shirley Mae Jones is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of television, she starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! , Carousel , and The Music Man...
, Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films in 1941 and television programs...
, Dolores Michaels
Dolores Michaels
Dolores Rae Michaels was an American actress.-Biography:She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Esther Marie "Essie" and Raymond Roscoe "Ray" Michaels .Her father was at one-time a professional baseball player who spent time as a catcher in the Chicago Cubs...
, Matt Crowley, Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan was an American radio, film and television actress. Nolan was nominated for four Emmy Awards.-Early life:...
and Bradford Jackson.
Plot summary
A Chicago youth, Nicky,(Pat BoonePat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
) in trouble with the criminal justice system for joy riding has been released on probation with a special condition that he reside his distant aunt and uncle in Kentucky (Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films in 1941 and television programs...
)and not get in any further legal trouble. He finds that Sulky horse racing is the popular pastime in this area of the country. Although initially Nicky would rather race and repair hot rod cars he finds he has an innate connection with the only remaining horse on the farm. A local lass (Jones) teaches him much about the sport and April Love ensues.
Cast
- Pat BoonePat BooneCharles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
as Nick Conover - Shirley JonesShirley JonesShirley Mae Jones is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of television, she starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! , Carousel , and The Music Man...
as Liz Templeton - Dolores MichaelsDolores MichaelsDolores Rae Michaels was an American actress.-Biography:She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Esther Marie "Essie" and Raymond Roscoe "Ray" Michaels .Her father was at one-time a professional baseball player who spent time as a catcher in the Chicago Cubs...
as Fran Templeton - Arthur O'ConnellArthur O'ConnellArthur O'Connell was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films in 1941 and television programs...
as Jed Bruce - Matt Crowley as Dan Templeton
- Jeanette NolanJeanette NolanJeanette Nolan was an American radio, film and television actress. Nolan was nominated for four Emmy Awards.-Early life:...
as Henrietta Bruce - Bradford JacksonBradford JacksonBradford Jackson is an American voice actor who worked for the FUNimation distributing company. He is best known for voicing Oolong in the Dragon Ball metaseries...
as Al Turner