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Directed by | William A. Wellman |
Written by | James Gunn |
Based on | The G-String Murders by Gypsy Rose Lee |
Produced by | Hunt Stromberg |
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Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
Edited by | James E. Newcom |
Music by | Arthur Lange |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,850,000 |
Lady of Burlesque (also known as The G-String Murders and in the UK, Striptease Lady) is a 1943 American musical comedy mystery film directed by William A. Wellman, produced by Hunt Stromberg, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea. It is a faithful, if sanitized,[1] adaptation of the 1941 novel The G-String Murders by burlesque performer and stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.