Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

4.9

1 hr 37 min

2010-04-23

12

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.

Documentary

History

Trailers

Characters

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Self

Joan Arline

Joan Arline

Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'

Beverly Arlynne

Beverly Arlynne

Self

Al Baker Jr.

Al Baker Jr.

Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.

Nat Bodian

Nat Bodian

Self - Historian

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