Behind the Burly Q
Apr 23 2010
•2h 37m
•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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Bud Abbott
Self (archive footage)
Alan Alda
Self
Joan Arline
Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'
Beverly Arlynne
Self
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