Applause (1929)
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.
- Date of release
- 1929-10-07
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Director
- Rouben Mamoulian
Casting
- 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
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