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Applause

"She gave youth and beauty for Applause"

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1929 · 1h 20m
Drama, Music
Starring Helen Morgan · Joan Peers · Fuller Mellish Jr.
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 7, 1929
Director
Rouben Mamoulian
Writer
Beth Brown
Producers
Monta Bell, Jesse L. Lasky, Walter Wanger
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Keywords
pre-code
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Cast

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H
Helen Morgan
Kitty Darling
J
Joan Peers
April Darling
F
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hitch Nelson
H
Henry Wadsworth
Tony
M
Mack Gray
Slim's Brother
D
Dorothy Cumming
Mother Superior

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