Applause, 1929
Applause is a 1929 pre-Code American backstage musical “talkie” directed by Rouben Mamoulian in his directorial debut and starring Helen Morgan, Jack Cameron, and Joan Peers. It was shot at Paramount’s Astoria Studios in Astoria, New York during the early years of sound films. Applause is adapted from the 1928 novel by Beth Brown, a former chorus girl, about an… Read more →
