Burlesque in Harlem (1949)
56m
Running Time
January 2, 1949Release Date
Plot.
A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" dancers.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Self - Comedian
George Wiltshire
Self
Vivian Harris
Self
Dick Barrow
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Jo Jo Adams
Self
Rose Marie Foster
Self
Mabel Hunter
Self
Marion L. Greene
Self
Adella Gross
Self
Gertrude 'Baby' Banks
Self
Luella Owens
Self
Princess D'Orsey
Self
Gloria Howard
Self - 'Atomic Bomb'
Hucklebuck Jones
Self
William Alexander
Director
William Alexander
Director
Joseph Tuller
Producer
Ezella Lester
Self
G.G. Leontongh
Cinematographer
Dorothy McCarty
Self
Vide Martino
Cinematographer
Maria Rout
Self
Nathan Cy Braunstein
Editor
Sheldon Nemeyer
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Burlesque in Harlem (also released as Rock & Roll Burlesque and A French Peep Show) is a 1949 revue film directed by William D. Alexander that features a cast of singers, dancers and comedians who were prominent on the so-called Chitlin' Circuit of vaudeville theaters and nightclubs that exclusively presented African American talent.
The plotless film is hosted by Dick Barrow, who sings "Juice Head Baby", and the main headliner is the comedian Pigmeat Markham, who performs a sketch called The Love Making Bureau.Other performers in the cast include the dancer Gertrude "Baby" Banks, the singers Jo Jo Adams and Hucklebuck Jones, the striptease contortionist Tarza Young, and the tap dance duo Slip and Slide.