April Fool (1926 film)

April Fool
Directed by	Nat Ross
Written by	Zion Myers
Based on	a play by Alexander Carr and Edgar Allan Woolf
Produced by	Chadwick Pictures
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Distributed by	Chadwick Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1926 (1926-11-15)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

April Fool is an American romantic comedy silent film released in 1926. The 67 minute black and white film with subtitles stars Baby Peggy, Alexander Carr and Duane Thompson. It was directed by Nat Ross.[1][2]

Plot

The film concern about a worker struggling to make ends meet in a Jewish neighborhood in the city, his daughter, his love interest, and his daughter's prankster friend.[3]

The main character loses his job pressing clothes in a tailor sweatshop and resorts to selling used umbrellas. His love interest is a widow who runs a deli where his daughter is looked after.

Cast

• Alexander Carr - Jacob Goodman
• Duane Thompson - Irma Goodman
• Mary Alden - Amelia Rosen
• Raymond Keane - Leon Steinfield
• Eddie Phillips - Joseph Applebaum
• Snitz Edwards - Mr. Applebaum
• Nat Carr - Moisha Ginsburg
• Baby Peggy - Irma Goodman, as a Child
• Pat Moore - Joe Applebaum, as a Child
• Leon Holmes - Leon Steinfield, as a Child

References

1. "April Fool". grapevinevideo.com.
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:April Fool
3. April Fool at silentera.com

External links

• April Fool at IMDb.com