April Fool, was originally a rather long film (around 100 minutes) made by Nat Ross, a prolific (but rather ponderous) director of short subjects between 1922 and 1931.
This film, even at 63 minutes in its condensed Kodascope version, still seems rather heavy going, despite the valiant efforts of Snitz Edwards (in a dramatic role for once) and the title writer to liven it up.
Stage actor and writer, Alexander Carr, is the hero, and, alas, he is on screen from curtain rise to fade-out. Unlike most of the other players, he doesn't cut a very charismatic figure and tends to overact a seemingly endless barrage of sentiment which would probably appeal more to Jewish audiences than to Gentiles.
On the other hand, Baby Peggy's role is extremely limited
This film, even at 63 minutes in its condensed Kodascope version, still seems rather heavy going, despite the valiant efforts of Snitz Edwards (in a dramatic role for once) and the title writer to liven it up.
Stage actor and writer, Alexander Carr, is the hero, and, alas, he is on screen from curtain rise to fade-out. Unlike most of the other players, he doesn't cut a very charismatic figure and tends to overact a seemingly endless barrage of sentiment which would probably appeal more to Jewish audiences than to Gentiles.
On the other hand, Baby Peggy's role is extremely limited
