Behind the Burly Q

Name: Behind the Burly Q
Director: Leslie Zemeckis
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2010-04-23
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Bud Abbott, Alan Alda, Joan Arline, Beverly Arlynne, Al Baker Jr.

Directed by Leslie Zemeckis

Documentary

History

20101h 37m4.9

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.