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Applause (1929) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1929 · 80 mins · English
- Directed by
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Starring
- Henry Wadsworth, Helen Morgan, Dorothy Cumming, Joan Peers, Mack Gray, Jack Cameron
An early example of the backstage musical, it follows fading burlesque star Kitty Darling, who sacrifices her own youth and beauty to protect her convent‑educated daughter April from repeating her own career in the spotlight.
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