Queen of Burlesque

Queen of Burlesque is a 1946 American mystery thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Evelyn Ankers, Carleton G. Young and Marion Martin.

"[4] She portrays a supporting character and has one feature dance, a faux "Arabian Fantasy" that is not a striptease.

When striptease artiste Blossom Terraine is strangled backstage at a burlesque theater, fellow dancer Crystal is suspected of the murder.

Crystal's reporter boyfriend Steve turns detective in an attempt to prove her innocence.

Leonard Maltin described it as "low-budget suspenser unstrung backstage at burlesque theater";[4] while TV Guide called it "a standard programmer, racier than most of its type thanks to the burlesque setting.