“Burlesque In Harlem,” Film In New York, 1949 (full video)

Burlesque in Harlem (also released as Rock & Roll Burlesque and A French Peep Show) is a 1949 revue film directed by William D. Alexander (also producer of Ingagi and Souls of Sin) 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.Continue reading