Lady of Burlesque
Mirth! Murder! Melody! Mystery! and Girls! Girls! Girls!
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DVD-R Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: March 9, 2021
- Originally Released: 1943
- Label: Digicom TV
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Barbara Stanwyck & Michael O'Shea | |
Performer: | Pinky Lee, Iris Adrian, J. Edward Bromberg, Charles Dingle, Marion Martin & Frank Conroy | |
Directed by | William A. Wellman | |
Edited by | James E. Newcomb | |
Screenwriting by | James Gunn & James Gunn | |
Composition by | Arthur Lange | |
Cinematography by | Robert De Grasse | |
Art Direction by | Bernard Herzbrun | |
Produced by | Hunt Stromberg |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
Nothing more than a mystery melodrama with a backstage setting. Not a good mystery exercise either.
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New York Times
Although a stream of hard-boiled wisecracks keeps things amusing, the plot gets tied up in the usual dreary whodunit business of providing motives for all and sundry.
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Time Out
It isn't without some zip, though you have to wonder why the producers bothered when the censors demanded that the dancers be shown only from the neck up.
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Chicago Reader
Gallant trouping by Barbara Stanwyck, colorful background provided by Stromberg, and speedy direction by William Wellman, carry picture through for good entertainment for general audiences.
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Variety
Product Description:
The behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a burlesque show set the stage for this mixture of comedy, music, sex appeal, and murder. While sardonic comedian Biff Brannigan (Michael O'Shea) constantly hits on lead stripper Dixie Daisy (Barbara Stanwyck), she continually rejects his lascivious advances. She, after all, is too busy thinking about her potential stardom. Meanwhile, as the characters who populate Biff and Dixie's workplace reveal ugly competitive streaks, someone is found strangled with a G-string. Then a second victim falls prey to the mysterious killer. Biff and Dixie soon realize that they have only each other to trust in the search for the killer's identity. William Wellman's usual outstanding direction, along with lush production numbers, keeps the whole thing sprightly. The film's music was justly nominated for an Academy Award for Best Score. The story is based on the novel THE G-STRING MURDERS by Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 73,820
- UPC: 191091588406
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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