Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

97 mins | Documentary | April 23, 2010

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.

Behind the Burly Q

97 mins | Documentary | April 23, 2010

Behind the Burly Q
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Mistress Inc.
Original title Behind the Burly Q
Directors Leslie Zemeckis
Writers Leslie Zemeckis

Cast

Bud Abbott

as Himself (archive footage)

Alan Alda

as Himself

Joan Arline

as Herself - 'The Sexquire Girl'

Beverly Arlynne

as Herself

Al Baker Jr.

as Himself - Son of Al Baker Sr.

Nat Bodian

as Himself - Historian

Taffy O'Neil

as Self

Blaze Starr

as Self

Sally Rand

as Self (archive footage)

Lili St. Cyr

as Self (archive footage)