Lady of Burlesque

May 1, 1943

1h 31m

★ 5.3

Mirth! Murder! Melody! Mystery! and Girls! Girls! Girls!

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Music

Horror

Production Companies

Hunt Stromberg Productions

Lady of Burlesque Trailers

Cast

Dixie Daisy

Barbara Stanwyck

Biff Brannigan

Michael O'Shea

S.B. Foss

J. Edward Bromberg

Gee Gee Graham

Iris Adrian

Dolly Baxter

Gloria Dickson

Lolita La Verne

Victoria Faust

The Princess Nirvena

Stephanie Bachelor

Inspector Harrigan

Charles Dingle

Alice Angel

Marion Martin

'Stacchi' Stacciaro

Frank Conroy

Russell Rogers

Frank Fenton

Janine

Janis Carter

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