April Love (1957)

After being caught joy riding in a stolen car, a boy (Pat Boone) from Chicago is sent to live with his Uncle (Arthur O'Connell) and Aunt (Jeanette Nolan) on a Kentucky farm although he is still under probation. A girl (Shirley Jones) from a neighboring farm takes a liking to him but he seems to prefer her sister (Dolores Michaels). A musical remake of HOME IN INDIANA (1944), this CinemaScope feature isn't as saccharine as its reputation suggests (even though Boone at this stage of his career still refused to kiss his leading ladies). Boone may be the most wholesome juvenile delinquent in movie history but there's an innocence to the project that is quite disarming. The songs by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster are adequate with one winner, the lovely title song ballad which went to no. 1 on the charts and was nominated for a best song Oscar. If you like your movie romances milkshake style as opposed to scotch on the rocks, this film should find favor with you. With Matt Crowley and Bradford Jackson.