Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

23/4/2010 1h 37m 4.9/10

Overview

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.

Director

Leslie Zemeckis

Top Billed Cast

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Self

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Al Baker Jr.

Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.

Joan Arline

Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'

Nat Bodian

Self - Historian

Beverly Arlynne

Self

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