Applause
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Applause is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film, celebrated for its innovative sound design and direction by Rouben Mamoulian.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by Beth Brown ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Karl Hajos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
acclaimed for direction
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acclaimed for sound innovation ⓘ |
| director | Rouben Mamoulian ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | George Nichols Jr. ⓘ |
| era |
Pre-Code Hollywood
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surface form:
pre-Code Hollywood
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| featuresCharacter |
April Darling
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Kitty Darling ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | pre-MPAA code era (no modern rating) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a landmark in early sound cinema
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one of the earliest all-talking musical dramas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of location shooting with sound
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innovative camera movement ⓘ innovative sound design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A burlesque star tries to protect her convent-raised daughter from the seedy world of show business. ⓘ |
| producer | Walter Wanger ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929-10-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Beth Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garrett Fort ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Broadway
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Fuller Mellish Jr.
ⓘ
Helen Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Wadsworth
Jack Cameron ⓘ Joan Peers ⓘ |
| studioLot | Paramount Astoria Studios ⓘ |
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