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

Dick Barrow
Self

Jo Jo Adams
Self

George Wiltshire
Self

Gertrude 'Baby' Banks
Self

Princess D'Orsey
Self

Rose Marie Foster
Self

Marion L. Greene
Self

Adella Gross
Self

Vivian Harris
Self

Gloria Howard
Self

Mabel Hunter
Self

William Alexander
Director

Hucklebuck Jones
Self

Ezella Lester
Self

Dorothy McCarty
Self

Luella Owens
Self

Maria Rout
Self

Olive Sayles
Self

Gwendolyn Shaklett
Self

William Alexander
Director

Vide Martino
Cinematography

Sheldon Nemeyer
Editor

J. Suacure
Sound Engineer

G.G. Leontongh
Cinematography

Joseph Tuller
Producer

Nathan Cy Braunstein
Editor

Betty Taylor
Costume Designer
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. It features a cast of singers, dancers and comedians who were prominent on the 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.