Lady of Burlesque (1943) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Nudity: None
  • Man and woman are found to be secretly married. Wife discretely follows her husband and a woman to a hotel where she sees them take the elevator to a hotel room, implying extramarital sex. This is not the first time he's been associated romantically with a woman other than his wife.
  • Although shot under the motion picture code of the era, the setting in a burlesque house has a pervasive sexual atmosphere, shimmying on stage, and the dancers are seen in somewhat provocative outfits. Several backstage scenes in a dressing room are shown, though there is no dressing, or undressing, shown.

Violence & Gore

  • Policeman is shot.
  • Gore: None

Profanity

  • Numerous double entendres and winking references to sex.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Drugs: None
  • Plenty of smoking and drinking.
  • A woman takes a bottle of gin being used to treat a cut (because it is alcohol), and and takes a long swig from it.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

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Sex & Nudity

  • Biff asks Dixie to marry him, and she agrees; they kiss.

Violence & Gore

  • Man jumps to his death.
  • The bodies of two strangled woman are seen, but briefly and not in graphic detail.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Someone attempts to strangle a woman.

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