Review of Lady of Burlesque (1943) by Christopher B — 16 Jun 2007

You have to watch this just for the costumes! Beautiful film, whoever though a g string could be so dangerous ;).

This review of Lady of Burlesque (1943) was written by Christopher B on 16 Jun 2007.

Lady of Burlesque has generally received mixed reviews.

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