Casanova in Burlesque

1944 1h 14m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A stripper (June Havoc) discovers a professor (Joe E. Brown) spends summer teaching Shakespeare and winter as a burlesque comic.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe E. Brown
Joseph M. Kelly Jr.
June Havoc
Lillian Colman
Dale Evans
Barbara Compton
Marjorie Gateson
Lucille Compton
Lucien Littlefield
John Alden Compton
Ian Keith
J. Boggs-Robinson
Margia Dean
Burlesque Queen
Sugar Geise
Fannie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writers: Frank Gill Jr., John Wales
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Leslie Goodwins, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ernest J. Nims shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joe E. Brown and June Havoc and Dale Evans carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Leslie Goodwins directs. Reggie Lanning behind the camera. Ernest J. Nims cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Leslie Goodwins, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ernest J. Nims shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Joe E. Brown and June Havoc and Dale Evans carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0036700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.