Burlesque Movies

After years on the margins of a ballet company because of her skin color, a young Black dancer finally takes the lead role. As her body is exoticized...

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to...

This deeply human documentary examines the subject of environmental destruction, highlighting the impoverished migrant workers who are chopping down...

Inside a fruit themed burlesque bar, time and space take a backseat to poetry and proverb.

Vic Vicers is the master-of-ceremonies of a burlesque-variety show with a carnival setting. A slapstick comedy sequence, featuring low-rent comics...

The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.

A documentary on three families struggling to survive in Brazil.

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

Stripteasers, baggy-pants comedians, exotic dancers, comedy sketches-- all part of a great tribute to a living art, hosted by Ann Corio, the queen of...

Legendary performer Sherry Britton presents song, dance (choreographed by Wakefield Poole) and comedy. The way burlesque used to be.

An old-fashioned "Burlesk" variety show, mostly animated with a live-action performance of "I'm Playing with Fire" by the Watson Sisters.

The Crazy Horse cabaret has been a Parisian night hotspot since 1951. The cabaret is known for celebrating the beauty, personality and pure talent of...

Struggling to make ends meet in their day-to-day life, five young men decide to take to the stage to get their finances to align with their needs.

Two American soldiers, locked up in a Parisian jail, recount their night of mishaps involving ladies of the evening, strip tease, and infidelity.

A filmed burlesque show, staged at the El Rey Theater in Oakland, CA.

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

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...