Applause
"She gave youth and beauty for Applause"
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
Cast
Helen Morgan
Kitty Darling
Joan Peers
April Darling
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hitch Nelson
Jack Cameron
Joe King
Henry Wadsworth
Tony
Mack Gray
Slim's Brother
Dorothy Cumming
Mother Superior
Crew
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Walter Wanger
Producer
Beth Brown
Story
Otto Brower
Assistant Director
Monta Bell
Producer
Jesse L. Lasky
Producer
Garrett Fort
Adaptation
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
John Bassler
Editor
C.A. Tuthill
Sound Mixer
Joseph A. Burke
Songs
Dolly Morse
Lyricist
Jay Gorney
Songs
E.Y. Harburg
Lyricist