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Lady Of Burlesque (1943 +++++ Film NoirComedy Musical Bio) ( By Gypsy Rose Lee)
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TAGLINE S: 01) Music ... Mystery ... Murder. ..! 02) Behind the Footlights! A Thriller-Chiller Midst Laughter...Love and Music! (Print Ad-The Journal, ((Wood River, Ills.)) 21 Oc 1943) 03) GIRLS and GAGS! MUSIC and MIRTH ! 04) Mirth! Murder! Melody! Mystery! and Girls! Girls! Girls! PLOT : 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. _IMDb STORYLINE : Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a burlesque theater. She's popular with the customers, although not with Lolita La Verne, a stuck-up diva who was hoping she'd get the top spot. Also complicating matters is the return of the Princess Nirvena, the show's former star who once had a fling with the boss. When the Princess blackmails her way into the top spot, Dixie is none too pleased. When both Lolita and the Princess are murdered, Dixie becomes a prime suspect. She then sets up a trap to nail the real killer. _IMDb (by Daniel Bubbeo) TRIVIA : 01) It is commonly assumed that Craig Rice, mystery writer from the 1940s and roommate of Gypsy Rose Lee, ghost-wrote "The G-Stri…
Directors & creators
Producer: Hunt Stromberg / Director: William A. Wellman /Writers: Gypsy Rose Lee (novel: G-string Murders), James Gunn (screenplay)
Subjects
1943; Cert. #9118; Cult film; Based on Book; Bio; Dramady; Mystery; Jealousy; Romance; Rivalry; Possessiveness; G-string; Burlesque; Musical; Theatre producer; Stripping; Striptease; Stripper; Grandfather granddaughter relationship; Make-up table; Dressing table; Dressing table lights; Lipstick; Powder; Brushes; Personal photos; Perfume; Iodine; Beer; Postcards; Books; Champagne; Feather hat; Scarves; Edith Head designer; Neon ads; Printed narration at start; Vaudeville; Orchestra; Neon old opera house; Neon 50 beautiful girls; Neon Girls Girls Girls; Ticket boxes; Taxi; Peanuts Popcorn and Candy; Music; Dancing; Dancing girls; Bright lights; Cameras; Poison; Murder; Whip; Strangulation; Strangled with g-string; Dead body discovery; Interrogation; Framed for murder; Planted evidence; Woman smoking; AKA The G-String Murders; AKA G-String Murders USA working title; AKA Stiptease Lady-UK alt title;
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