Teaserama
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Irving Klaw
Tempest Storm
Bettie Page
Trudy Wayne
Vickie Lynn
Dave Starr
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On a bare stage, Betty Page performs two dances, after which comedians Dave Starr and Joe E. Ross tell jokes. Next is redhead Tempest Storm, who pretends to be awakening. Tempest, clad in her underwear, makes up her sleeper sofa, then, with the help of her maid, played by Betty, dons her stockings, corset, long gloves, an evening gown and a fur stole. After Tempest finishes, Dave and Joe present another comic routine in which Joe sells Dave a handkerchief that supposedly will attract women. Betty then brings out placards announcing Chris La Chris, who dances, and then Twinnie Wallen, who incorporates acrobatics into her routine. Vickie Lynn and another dancer participate in a comic sketch with Dave and Joe, who play their miserly husbands. Tempest then dances while removing her negligee and revealing her lingerie. After a partial striptease by Trudy Wayne, Vickie, a female impersonator, dances and strips off a long evening gown. Upon finishing, Vickie removes his bra and wig, revealing that he is a man. Betty brings out another placard for Cherry Knight, who uses a sofa as a prop to display her long legs during her partial striptease. Wearing two different showgirl costumes, Betty dances again, after which Trudy completes another partial striptease. The last number is performed by Tempest, who strips off the evening gown she was wearing earlier.
Director
Irving Klaw
Cast
Tempest Storm
Bettie Page
Trudy Wayne
Vickie Lynn
Dave Starr
Joe E. Ross
Lolly Dorsen
Twinnie Wallen
Don Main
Peppe And Roccio
Cherry Knight
Chris La Chris
Hedy Bey
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Although the onscreen credits credits indicate that Beautiful Productions, Inc. copyrighted Teaserama in 1955, the film is not included in the Copyright Catalog. The dances are mostly performed on a bare stage, with colorful fabric hanging in the background, and are accompanied by offscreen music. In between numbers, Betty Page brings out placards announcing the next performer.
The Variety review mentions "a so-so Latino terp turn," performed by Peppe and Roccio, which was not in the viewed print. The picture's trailer indicated that the film had been photographed in a widescreen format. According to a modern source, the film was shot in one of producer-director Irving Klaw's lofts, and the stage was designed by Jack Bradley. Teaserama marked the third and final feature film appearance of noted pin-up model Page.
