Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 1, 2024

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: April Love...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 9, 2021

Shirley Jones is about to enjoy a kiss from Pat Boone in this scene from April Love ( 1957 ), a delightful musical remake of the 1944 film Home in Indiana. It was a big hit at the box office and the title song was nominated for an Academy Award....   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on September 2, 2013

Today was a very special day at Cinecon, as guests anxiously awaited a much-anticipated Q&A session with the legendary Shirley Jones following a screening of April Love. As you may know, I am a big fan of Jones’ portrayal of the prostitute Lulu Barnes in Elmer Gantry and I was excited...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on January 23, 2013

(Image: Hollywood Teen Movies) Nick Conover (Pat Boone), a small-time thief and generally trouble-making young man, is sent from Chicago to his uncle’s Kentucky horse farm after being put on probation and losing his driver’s license for “borrowing” a car. Nick isn’t exa   read more