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Applause

“She gave youth and beauty for Applause”

1929 · 1 h 20 min
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
DramaMusicalRomance

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

An early example of the "backstage" musical genre, a burlesque queen sacrifices for her convent-raised daughter.

Sinekatalog’s take

Rouben Mamoulian's early talkie, with Helen Morgan, is moody and inventive, with a mobile camera that was ahead of its time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,662 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.