''April Fool'' is an American

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released in 1926. The 67 minute black and white film with subtitles stars Baby Peggy, Alexander Carr and

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. It was directed by Nat Ross.

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.''April Fool'' at silentera.com
/ref> The main character loses his job pressing clothes in a tailor

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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 *

- Irma Goodman * Mary Alden - Amelia Rosen * Raymond Keane - Leon Steinfield * Eddie Phillips - Joseph Applebaum *

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- 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

External links

April Fool
at IMDb.com * American romantic comedy films 1926 films Films directed by Nat Ross American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1926 romantic comedy films Films with screenplays by Edgar Allan Woolf 1920s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent American comedy films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub