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Queen of Burlesque
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Wikipedia article
'Queen of Burlesque' is a 1946 murder mystery film starring Evelyn Ankers and directed by Sam Newfield. Rose La Rose, who played Blossom Terrain, was a stripper in real life and, according to 'Variety', a "runway peeler with considerable experience." She portrays a supporting character and has one feature dance, a faux "Arabian Fantasy" that is not a striptease.
Plot
When striptease artiste Blossom Terraine is strangled backstage at a burlesque theater, fellow dancer Crystal is suspected of the murder. Crystal's reporter boyfriend Steve turns detective in an attempt to prove her innocence.
Cast
*Evelyn Ankers as Crystal McCoy
*Carleton G. Young as Steve Hurley
*Marion Martin as Lola Cassell
*Craig Reynolds as Joe Nolan
*Rose La Rose as Blossom Terrain
*Emory Parnell as Police Insp. Tom Crowley
*Murray Leonard as Chick Malloy
*Alice Fleming as Annie Morris
*Jacqueline Dalya as Dolly DeVoe
*Charles 'Red' Marshall as Johnson (as Red Marshall)
*Charles King as Dugan
Critical reception
Leonard Maltin described it as "low-budget suspenser unstrung backstage at burlesque theater"; while 'TV Guide' called it "a standard programmer, racier than most of its type thanks to the burlesque setting. Nonetheless, the dialog and mystery are routine. Acting and production values are adequate for the material."
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