Applause
“She gave youth and beauty for Applause”
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
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Helen Morgan
Kitty Darling
Known for
Show Boat
Joan Peers
April Darling
Also in
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Rain or Shine
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hitch Nelson
Also in
Sarah and Son
Roadhouse Nights
Jack Cameron
Joe King
Henry Wadsworth
Tony
Known for
The Thin Man
Mark of the Vampire
Mack Gray
Slim's Brother
Also in
Johnny Angel
Race Street
Dorothy Cumming
Mother Superior
Known for
The King of Kings
The Wind
Rouben Mamoulian Director · Beth Brown Story George J. Folsey Cinematographer
United States release October 7, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 7, 1929
Theatrical
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