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Lady of Burlesque
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Lady of Burlesque is a 1943 film about the performers at a burlesque house who must work together to find a killer.
Directed by William A. Wellman. Written by James Gunn, based on the 1941 novel The G-String Murders by Gypsy Rose Lee.
Girls and Gags, Music and Mirth, Murder and Mystery! (taglines)
Dialogue
Biff: Ah, I get it, you're pulling this act to make me feel protective.
Dixie: Haven't you ever figured on anybody telling the truth?
Biff: Not burlesque dames, they're used to wriggling out of things.
Taglines
Girls and Gags, Music and Mirth, Murder and Mystery!
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck — Deborah Hoople, aka Dixie Daisy
Michael O'Shea — Biff Brannigan
J. Edward Bromberg — S.B. Foss
Iris Adrian — Gee Gee Graham
Gloria Dickson — Dolly Baxter
Victoria Faust — Lolita La Verne
Stephanie Bachelor — The Princess Nirvena
Charles Dingle — Inspector Harrigan
Marion Martin — Alice Angel
Pete Gordon — Officer Pat Kelly
Frank Fenton — Russell Rogers
Pinky Lee — Mandy
Frank Conroy — 'Stacchi' Stacciaro
Lew Kelly — The Hermit
Claire Carleton — Sandra
External links
0036094 Lady of Burlesque
Category:1943 American films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:American mystery films
Category:Films directed by William A. Wellman
Category:American musical comedy films
Category:Films set in New York City
Category:Films about striptease
Category:1943 English-language films
Category:Films set in a theatre