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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
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
acclaimed for sound innovation
director Rouben Mamoulian
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor George Nichols Jr.
era Pre-Code Hollywood
surface form: pre-Code Hollywood
featuresCharacter April Darling
Kitty Darling
filmFormat black-and-white
filmingLocation Queens, New York NERFINISHED
genre drama
musical
hasFilmRating pre-MPAA code era (no modern rating)
historicalSignificance considered a landmark in early sound cinema
one of the earliest all-talking musical dramas
notableFor early use of location shooting with sound
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
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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Rouben Mamoulian notableWork Applause