Can Can Follies


1h 1m 1954

Brief Synopsis

After a ten-girl chorus line performs an interpretation of the can-can, the film alternates between striptease dances and comedy sketches. The sketches include routines in a restaurant and a night club. Others feature a woman pawning her clothing and a hold-up at gun point. One dancer does not strip...

Film Details

Also Known As
Can Can Burlesque
Release Date
Jan 1954
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Sonney Roadshow Attrractions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Location
Los Angeles -- Downtown, California, United States; Los Angeles--Downtown, California, United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 1m
Film Length
5,474ft

Synopsis

After a ten-girl chorus line performs an interpretation of the can-can, the film alternates between striptease dances and comedy sketches. The sketches include routines in a restaurant and a night club. Others feature a woman pawning her clothing and a hold-up at gun point. One dancer does not strip, but performs an acrobatic dance. The star of the show, Syra, does a fan dance routine.

Film Details

Also Known As
Can Can Burlesque
Release Date
Jan 1954
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Sonney Roadshow Attrractions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Location
Los Angeles -- Downtown, California, United States; Los Angeles--Downtown, California, United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 1m
Film Length
5,474ft

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Trivia

Notes

This film, which was also distributed as Can Can Burlesque, begins and ends with exterior shots of the Follies Burlesque Theater at 6th and Main in Los Angeles. The print viewed contains a copyright notice, but the film was not registered for copyright protection. No reviews or additional credits have been found for the film. It was approved, with eliminations, for exhibition in New York state in 1954, according to NYSA records. More dancers appear in the film than are billed in the credits and none are identified onscreen by name.