Film·2010·NR·1h 37m

Behind the Burly Q

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Leslie Zemeckis

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10 credited

Bud Abbott
Bud AbbottSelf (archive footage)
Alan Alda
Alan AldaSelf
Joan Arline
Joan ArlineSelf - 'The Sexquire Girl'
Beverly Arlynne
Beverly ArlynneSelf
Al Baker Jr.
Al Baker Jr.Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.
Nat Bodian
Nat BodianSelf - Historian
Taffy O'Neil
Taffy O'NeilSelf
Blaze Starr
Blaze StarrSelf
Sally Rand
Sally RandSelf (archive footage)
Lili St. Cyr
Lili St. CyrSelf (archive footage)

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