Episode 77 - Lady of Burlesque

Episode 77 - Lady of Burlesque

"Lady of Burlesque" starring Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O’Shea, Iris Adrian and Marion Martin. Stanwyck stars as the star of a burlesque show. Things get complicated when girls start showing up murdered with their own g-string.
Director: William Wellman
Costume Designer: Edith Head (Barbara Stanwyck’s Gowns) Natalie Visart (Costumes)
Studio: United Artists Pictures
Year: 1943

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Episode 10 - Gypsy - with Special Guest: Tansy

Episode 10 - Gypsy - with Special Guest: Tansy

"Gypsy" starring Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden and Ann Jillian. Natalie Wood stars as the legendary star of burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell portrays her overbearing stage mother, Rose Hovic. This musical, based on Gypsy's memoir, tracks the Hovic family, from their early days in vaudeville through to Gypsy's rise to fame as the world's most famous burlesque dancer.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Costumes: Orry-Kelly
Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1962

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