Product Review

The Two Tymes; Joe ( Jack Carson) and June (Ann Sothern); need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act – fast! Cue their son Buster (Robert Ellis); a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins his parents; propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings stress and; on the cusp of Broadway glory; the Gerry Society shuts the Three Tymes down for exploiting their underage offspring; sending Joe into an alcoholic tailspin that breaks up the act and pushes mother and son into partnership with a calculating rival (Robert Alda). From a story by ex-vaudevillian/showbiz chronicler Joe Laurie; Jr. and featuring a fun guest spot for the voice of Mel Blanc; April Showers is a downpour of pleasures; a brisk; unabashedly hokey cavalcade of songs mixed with tugs at the heart. Its jukebox of old favorites (“On Moonlight Bay;" “Pretty Baby;" “Carolina in the Morning") and new tunes (“The World's Most Beautiful Girl;" “Little Trouper"); lushly orchestrated by Ray Heindorf to exuberant LeRoy Prinz dances; weaves a May-flowers bouquet of charm and sentiment.