Lady of Burlesque

“Lady of Burlesque” is based on Gypsy Rose Lee’s 1941 pulp mystery novel, “The G-String Murders.” This somewhat censored film adaptation follows Broadway striptease artist Dixie Daisy (Barbara Stanwyck) on her amateur gumshoe escapades after two of her fellow dancers are found dead, strangled with their own costumes. With the help of infatuated stand-up comic Biff Brannigan (Michael O’Shea), Dixie aims to find the killer before she becomes his next victim.

1943, NR, Run time: 91 minutes

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score