{"id":34493,"date":"2015-06-09T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34493"},"modified":"2020-11-26T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T22:35:22","slug":"applause-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34493","title":{"rendered":"Applause (1929)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The kid deserves a better break. Why, this burlesque racket is no place for her!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause-Poster-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause-Poster-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause-Poster-98x128.jpg 98w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause-Poster.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aging burlesque star (Helen Morgan) with a manipulative boyfriend (Fuller Mellish, Jr.) tries to prevent her daughter (Joan Peers) &#8212; who has fallen in love with a kind sailor (Henry Wadsworth) &#8212; from following in her footsteps.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has-Beens<\/li>\n<li>Rouben Mamoulian Films<\/li>\n<li>Showgirls<\/li>\n<li>Single Mothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRouben Mamoulian&#8217;s directorial debut remains one of the most creatively conceived early talkies; as noted in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/10466\/applause\/\">Stuart Galbraith IV&#8217;s review for DVD Talk<\/a>, &#8220;Compared with the stage-bound, bolt-the-camera-to-the-floor look of nearly all the earliest sound films, <em>Applause<\/em> is downright astounding.&#8221; A glimpse at the stills below provides evidence of Mamoulian&#8217;s (and cinematographer George J. Folsey&#8217;s) visual brilliance and effective use of on-location shooting. The film is also notable for providing torch singer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helen_Morgan\">Helen Morgan<\/a> with one of a handful of leading cinematic roles as a Stella Dallas-like mother sacrificing all for her daughter. Unfortunately, the storyline itself is pure melodrama through-and-through, with few surprises and many cliches, making this one merely recommended rather than must-see.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative direction and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause1.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause1-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause1-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause2.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause2-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause2-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause3.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause3-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause3-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause5.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause5-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause5-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine on-location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause4.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause4-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Applause4-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0019644\/\">IMDb entry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/10466\/applause\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/applause\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The kid deserves a better break. Why, this burlesque racket is no place for her!&#8221; Synopsis: An aging burlesque star (Helen Morgan) with a manipulative boyfriend (Fuller Mellish, Jr.) tries to prevent her daughter (Joan Peers) &#8212; who has fallen in love with a kind sailor (Henry Wadsworth) &#8212; from following in her footsteps. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Has-Beens Rouben Mamoulian Films Showgirls Single Mothers Review: Rouben Mamoulian&#8217;s directorial debut remains one of the most creatively conceived early talkies;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34493\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34493"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55155,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34493\/revisions\/55155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}