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.
Directed by
Leslie Zemeckis
Written by
Leslie Zemeckis
Alan Alda
Himself
Bud Abbott
Himself (archive footage)
Leslie Zemeckis
Blaze Starr
Self
Sally Rand
Self (archive footage)
Lili St. Cyr
Self (archive footage)
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

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