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.

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  Leslie Zemeckis

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  Bud Abbott
  Self (archive footage)
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  Alan Alda
  Self
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  Joan Arline
  Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'
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  Beverly Arlynne
  Self
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  Al Baker Jr.
  Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.
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  Nat Bodian
  Self - Historian
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  Taffy O'Neil
  Self
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  Blaze Starr
  Self
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  Sally Rand
  Self (archive footage)
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  Lili St. Cyr
  Self (archive footage)