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The April Fools

5.919691h 35mPGMovieDramaComedyRomance

Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more…

DirectorStuart Rosenberg
WriterHal Dresner
ProducerGordon Carroll

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Cast · Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

JLJack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Howard Brubaker
CDCatherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Gunther
PLPeter Lawford
Peter Lawford
Ted Gunther
JWJack Weston
Jack Weston
Potter Shrader
MLMyrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Grace Greenlaw
CBCharles Boyer
Charles Boyer
Andre Greenlaw
KMKenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Les Hopkins
MDMelinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Leslie Hopkins
HKHarvey Korman
Harvey Korman
Matt Benson
SKSally Kellerman
Sally Kellerman
Phyllis Brubaker
GD
Gary Dubin
Stanley Brubaker
JC
Janice Carroll
Mimsy Shrader

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