Behind the Burly Q

THE STORY OF BURLESQUE IN AMERICA.

4.9/10 2010 4K 97 min

Documentary • History

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.

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Behind the Burly Q

Top Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Self

Joan Arline

Joan Arline

Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'

Beverly Arlynne

Beverly Arlynne

Self

Al Baker Jr.

Al Baker Jr.

Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.

Nat Bodian

Nat Bodian

Self - Historian

Taffy O'Neil

Taffy O'Neil

Self

Blaze Starr

Blaze Starr

Self

Sally Rand

Sally Rand

Self (archive footage)

Lili St. Cyr

Lili St. Cyr

Self (archive footage)

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