Barbara Stanwyck is gorgeous (you wish more time could have been spent filming her in her burlesque costume) but most of all the film and audio quality are great; it’s the best I have ever seen. If you have seen the film on TV you’ll remember it as rather dark with poor sound. Finally a great was found and it makes for a whole new viewing experience.
The movie is based on real-life stripper Gypsy Rose Lee’s “The G-String Murders” and it holds up quite well. Barbara is as sexy here as she was in her earlier 1930s movies like Night Nurse. A must for Barbara Stanwyck fans.

Stanwyck is perfect as the hard-as-nails burlesque queen. Playing the character Gypsy Rose Lee wrote for herself, she never goes over the top. Only in "Ball of Fire" does she come close to a character like this. The other burlesque queens are true to type for the era: hard-bitten bleached blondes and dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks cuties. The first time I saw "Take It Off the E-String, Play It On the G-String," I nearly fell out of my chair. This is Stanwyck? Damn right! You go, girl!

The hard working Miss Stanwyck isn't the only star in this delightful picture - it's full of great character actors and actresses who, in Hollywood's heyday, could really bring a story to life. Several fun burlesque routines are included in the story - no stripteasers: this is really a family picture - and the backstage dramatics are pretty true to life. The film used as a master for this DVD was an old 16mm TV print with some cue marks and the disolves between scenes clipped out. I was pleased with the clear sharp picture. The audio has an average amount of slight hum and noise - nothing too bad and the music and dialogue come through loud and clear. These minor flaws don't spoil the fun. Alpha has done a good job of transfering the film to the dvd.

This movie has it all, stars, mystery, music, and laughs. Lady of Burlesque is my favorite of the Barbara Stanwyck vehicles. I especially like the scenes with Pinky Lee, who almost stole the movie.