Behind the Burly Q (2010)
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.
Cast
Bud Abbott
Self (archive footage)
Alan Alda
Self
Blaze Starr
Self
Sally Rand
Self (archive footage)
Lili St. Cyr
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