Burlesque

Burlesque 2010

7.20

Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.

2010

The Big Combo

The Big Combo 1955

7.00

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

1955

Ladies of the Chorus

Ladies of the Chorus 1948

6.60

Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.

1948

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque 1943

5.40

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.

1943

She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College 1952

5.10

Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife. Angela helps breath life into the annual school stage show...but someone has discovered her secret past.

1952

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery 1950

6.60

While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.

1950

Queen of Burlesque

Queen of Burlesque 1946

1

Various performers and backstage crew come under suspicion when a dancer is found murdered at a burlesque theatre.

1946

Teaserama

Teaserama 1955

5.20

A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.

1955

A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre

A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre 1904

4.50

This short, otherwise unremarkable feature is of some interest because of the way that it unabashedly caters to the tastes that it perceived in its audiences. Besides combining the elements of the risqué 'blue' movies of the era with the popularity of movies about fires, it also attempted to use the combination to get extra mileage out of it. The movie's title summarises the setup, and most of the footage shows firefighters using ladders to rescue stage girls, clad in portions of their costumes, from an upper level. Although it all seems pretty tame by today's standards, it no doubt provided its male viewers with some brief moments of excitement as the various women hurried down the ladders with their costumes in disarray.

1904

Satan in High Heels

Satan in High Heels 1962

5.30

A carnival burlesque dancer robs her junkie ex-husband, goes to New York, gets a job at a high-class club where she becomes the mistress of the wealthy owner. She seduces his son and causes a murder.

1962

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston 1946

5.80

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.

1946

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark 1941

6.90

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.

1941

Tomb Itmay Concern

Tomb Itmay Concern 1950

3.50

An archaeologist and his assistant discover two female mummies in an Egyptian tomb with a warning in hieroglyphics not to wet them with the water in an urn. When they do, one mummy gets up to hi-jinks, while the other, Princess Itmay, does a burlesque dance.

1950

Exposed

Exposed 2013

4.30

Beth B takes us into the 21st century underground and reveals a secret world where cutting-edge performers are taking hold of a taboo art form, Burlesque, and driving it to extremes that most people have never seen. It's satire. It's parody. It's a populist blend of art and entertainment that gives new meaning to the word "transgression." Above all, it's a lot of fun, and it will blow your mind.

2013

Love Moods

Love Moods 1952

6.20

Reclining on her chaise lounge in a see-through robe, Lili St. Cyr decides she needs a bubble bath. In a gilded tub fit for Marie Antoinette, she bares all that the law will allow. Then she squeezes into an evening gown and mink coat to paint the town red.

1952

Geisha Playmates

Geisha Playmates 1958

1

The story of a beautiful model from the flesh-pots of Tokyo.

1958

Burlesque Queen

Burlesque Queen 1961

1

Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.

1961

Naughty Dallas

Naughty Dallas 1964

2.00

A small-town girl comes to Dallas to make it as a stripper.

1964

A Bedroom Fantasy

A Bedroom Fantasy 1953

6.00

Lili St. Cyr is about ready for bedtime, which of course she does in the nude. Live stage performance includes chorus girl act, The Folliettes, and the dance team The Duponts.

1953