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April, April! is a 1935 German comedy film. It is the first feature film directed by Detlef Sierck, who would go on to fame in America under his anglicized name of Douglas Sirk. The film stars Albrecht Schoenhals, Carola Höhn and Erhard Siedel.

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April, April!
Directed by	Detlef Sierck
Written by	H.W. Litschke Rudo Ritter
Produced by	Peter Paul Brauer
Starring	Albrecht Schoenhals Carola Höhn Erhard Siedel
Cinematography	Willi Winterstein
Edited by	Fritz Stapenhorst
Music by	Werner Bochmann
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	24 October 1935 (1935-10-24)
Running time	82 minutes[1]
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's title is a German expression used to reveal to someone that they are the butt of an April Fools' Day prank, and translates as "April Fool!".

A Dutch-language version of the film titled 't Was één April was also filmed, with Sierck directing the footage shot in Germany and Jacques van Tol directing the footage shot in Holland.[2] The Dutch version is believed to be lost, no known copies exist.[3]

Plot

Julius Lampe is a wealthy baker who has just received a letter from a Prince, who would like to buy Lampe's pasta products, to take on an expedition to Africa. Lampe's friend Finke is tired of how pretentious Lampe is, and decides to teach him a lesson on April Fools' Day. Finke pretends to be the Prince's assistant and tells Lampe on the phone that the Prince plans to personally inspect the bakery. Lampe excitedly makes elaborate preparations for the Prince's visit.

Lampe eventually learns that the impending visit was a prank, but he has already told the whole city that the Prince is coming to his bakery and Lampe is afraid of embarrassment if he admits that he was wrong. Finke regrets the trouble he has caused and arranges for a friend of his, Müller, to play the role of the Prince for a carefully staged fake visit to the bakery.

Meanwhile, unknown to Lampe, the actual Prince decides to visit the bakery that same day. Lampe mistakes the actual Prince for the imposter and treats him terribly, while he treats the imposter like a Prince. The real Prince falls in love with Lampe's secretary Friedel, while Lampe tries to convince the imposter to woo his daughter Mirna.

Cast

References

External links

• Filmportal.de: April, April!
• April, April! at IMDb

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