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Applause
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
Passed
1929
80m
Drama
,
Musical
,
and more
7.1
80%
74%
6.0
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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.
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Cast of Applause
Helen Morgan
Kitty Darling
Joan Peers
April Darling
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hitch Nelson
Jack Cameron
Joe King
Henry Wadsworth
Tony
Mack Gray
Slim's Brother
Dorothy Cumming
Mother Superior
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Jesse L. Lasky
Producer
Walter Wanger
Producer
Monta Bell
Producer
George J. Folsey
Director Of Photography
Otto Brower
Assistant Director
John Bassler
Editor
C.A. Tuthill
Sound Mixer
Joseph A. Burke
Songs
Jay Gorney
Songs
Beth Brown
Story
Garrett Fort
Adaptation
Dolly Morse
Lyricist
Applause Ratings & Reviews
Alternate Ending
Tim Brayton
The film's style is incandescent.
Chicago Reader
Don Druker
Though this is Mamoulian's earliest, it's possibly his freshest film.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
In most cases, however, Mr. Mamoulian commits the unpardonable sin of being far too extravagant. He becomes tedious in his scenes of the convent and there is nothing but viciousness in his stage passages.
TIME Magazine
TIME Staff
[It is] surprising to find Rouben Mamoulian, recently director of legitimate productions for Manhattan's Theatre Guild, experimenting so weakly with the cinema.
TV Guide
Poignant though dated, this early talkie is rich in old burlesque backstage atmosphere and has many innovative techniques introduced by Mamoulian in his directorial debut.
Variety
Variety Staff
This is the real old burlesque, in its background, people and atmosphere. So was Beth Brown's book, and Garret Fort has adapted with sufficient fidelity to hold together the odd story that makes an odd picture.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Truly kaleidoscopic lan
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
In 1929, Rouben Mamoulian made a spectacular feature directorial debut with this touching tale of a fading burlesque queen, wonderfully played by Helen Morgan, in what's one of of the first and most innovative films of the sound era.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
may be the most innovative film of the early talkie era.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
Even more impressive was its (pre-Freaks) sympathetic portrayal of a shunned community in all its self-contained, lip-biting game-face pride.
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