Behind the Burly Q

The Story of Burlesque in America.

Behind the Burly Q — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 23, 2010
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History
• Director
• Leslie Zemeckis

Behind the Burly Q — Cast

Bud Abbott Self (archive footage) 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 Blaze Starr Self