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Subjects

1940s
B&W

Footage of a stage production of burlesque dancing. Women in short white and black dresses dancing in front, men in tuxedos dancing in back line. Dancing in front of a display of glittering clovers. Woman in long-sleeved floor length dress comes out from behind clovers, dances, zooms in on her and follows. She takes of top and hands it to a gentleman then camera follows as she turns the other way and begins to untie her skirt. she takes of skirt and hands it to the gentleman. She is wearing underwear with a long shawl in the back that travels to floor. She turns her back and removes her bra. Camera zooms out to reveal gentleman she hands it to on the left. Zooms in on her dancing in underwear and glittering see-through bra. screen splits into three so that the top is mirroring the shot of her torso on the right and left top corners. Fades back to single shot. Bubbles fall from above her, “The End” fades onto screen.