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A Masterpiece!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

On paper, "Lady Of Burlesque" sounds as if it can't miss: a musical murder mystery with Barbara Stanwyck and a female-heavy cast. But it's not as good as it sounds. The first problem, mentioned in most reviews, is the censorship of the time, which for example dictates that Stanwyck's most suggestive bumps and grinds must be exiled offscreen! The soundtrack is either too chaotic or too poorly transferred to DVD, and the general production "feel" is strictly that of a B-movie, which is surprising for a star of Stanwyck's stature. At least the mystery itself is good, and Stanwyck's second dance number is pretty darn impressive for someone who rarely dabbled in the musical genre. ** out of 4.

A stripper (Barbara Stanwyck) and a vaudeville comic (Michael O'Shea) try to solve two murders at a burlesque theater. Very cool comedy/murder mystery with a unique setting and colorful characters. Stanwyck and O'Shea are both great with surprisingly nice chemistry. Babs has a great time singing "Take It Off the E-String, Put It On the G-String." Fun support from cuties like Iris Adrian, Marion Martin, and Gloria Dickson. Stephanie Bachelor is funny as a bitchy ex-stripper who pretends to be European royalty. Gerald Mohr plays a woman beater. The script is good with lots of snappy banter, particularly when Stanwyck's flirting with O'Shea. A very entertaining classic from William Wellman.

Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a burlesque theater. She's popular with the customers, although not with Lolita La Verne, a stuck-up diva who was hoping she'd get the top spot. Complicating matters is the return of the Princess Nirvena, the show's former star who once had a fling with the boss. When the Princess blackmails her way into the top spot, Dixie is none too pleased. When both Lolita and the Princess are murdered, Dixie becomes a prime suspect. She then sets up a trap to nail the real killer.I guess this is public domain because the print I watched this on looked like it was taken off the TV. I know this has some good reviews, but for me it was only good as a period piece, looking at the transition of burlesque close to its last days soon to be replaced by hard core porn.I didn't find much else that rewarding in the watching.UPDATE: Well i found a significantly better print and watched it again. It's still not a great film. William Wellman was well past his prime, man. The early-mid 40s were a time when Hollywood was making murder mysteries. Everybody was making them. There are far better examples out there.

LADY OF BURLESQUE,an old humble screwball mystery ,very clumsily made, has one thing of real interest—Mrs. Stanwyck, at her rather hottest, as a sex—bomb. As for the rest, it's a quite insipid screwball comedy, unpretentious B slapdash. I find this genre as admissible as the sleazy fancily violent thrillers of the '70s.Mrs. Stanwyck gives a rather standard performance as a wisecracker ;she makes such nice remarks about how men were looking at her ankles when she was 11;today, such confessions would sound utterly unacceptable. But LADY OF … was made in a time when people were having so much more fun ….LADY OF BURLESQUE is about a couple of murders in a burlesque theater ; Mrs. Stanwyck is the Colombina, and an Irishman is her Pierrot; hence the screwball. The execution is, as I already stated, silly and clumsy.Balast.