Teaserama

This film is bad even by 1955's standards. Sexy, it isn't. Even by the lowest rent version of Burlesque, it is a mess. The "Top Banana" has the unfortunate problem of not being funny. Not even with the "take my wife, please" joke. Production values are non-existent. With one exception, the women are...well, you judge for yourself. As for the stripping? You will see more skin on a Cape Cod beach in January than is displayed here.

There is nothing wrong with being tacky. But this is just incredibly boring. One dance goes on for seven minutes and is not one-hundredth as sexy as Rita Hayworth's dance in "Gilda".

The one glimmer of light in the entire film is 1950's icon Bettie Page. Bettie has two dance numbers. Neither of which are very good. She also introduces each act with it's own title card. It is here that she shines. There is a freshness, a sexy naughty girl-next-door quality that she lends to these all to brief moments.

If you are a BIG Bettie Page fan and have a fast forward button then rent this. Otherwise, for your own safety, stay a way from this film at all costs.

As a Bettie Page fan i enjoyed this nostalgic burlesque movie featuring; tempest storm with her natural 40+ bust,and Bettie page(pin-up queen of the 1950"s)now on icon,sure there's no plot but this is a burlesque show featuring comedy acts like funny Dave starr(car 54)and sexy strippers like tempest storm and Lilli st cyr.Bettie also introduces each act wearing sexy costumes and holding cards with names on them.she also performs,her dancing however is'nt good but its Bettie page she looks good dancing badly.if your a Bettie page fan this is a must see.the something weird video has all the extras.Bettie also did;varietease in 1954,and striporama in 1953.this is the best showcase for Bettie page,in the credits shes listed as Betty page,its filmed in beautiful color.I'm giving this 10 out of 10,maybe because i love Bettie page.

To think that this type of content was considered Rated X a few decades ago ...

But I can see the elegance and fun it goes through, a different but cool experience.

Everything the first reviewers have said is true. However, if you weren't there when old-time burlesque was in vogue, you have no way to see it except really awful b/w shorts with bad performers, or sanitized revues like THIS WAS BURLESQUE, or modern burlesque done in an entirely different historical context.

TEASERAMA and VARIETEASE have top-name performers presenting their routines exactly as audiences of the day saw them.

This is the real thing, and if the dancers don't seem all that erotic, or the comics don't seem funny, still that's the way it was for the guys in the audience back then.

To think that this type of content was considered Rated X a few decades ago...

But I can see the elegance and fun it goes through, a different but cool experience.