Behind the Burly Q
The Story of Burlesque in America.
2010 en 97 minutes
Rating: 5.2
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast
Bud Abbott
Himself (archive footage)
Alan Alda
Himself
Joan Arline
Herself - 'The Sexquire Girl'
Beverly Arlynne
Herself
Al Baker Jr.
Himself - Son of Al Baker Sr.
Nat Bodian
Himself - Historian
Taffy O'Neil
Self
Blaze Starr
Self
Sally Rand
Self (archive footage)
Lili St. Cyr
Self (archive footage)
