31 Dec 1950
Too Hot to Handle
This is an entire burlesque show, complete with a live band. Five strippers strut their stuff in between bawdy songs and sexy jokes delivered by burlesque singers and comedians.
Two Sisters from Boston
"Ladies an' Gents! The most inflammable damsels... the most terrific tenor... the most colossol schnozzle ...ever!"
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
Top Billed Cast
Kathryn Grayson Abigail Chandler
June Allyson Martha Canford Chandler
Lauritz Melchior Olstrom
Jimmy Durante 'Spike'
Peter Lawford Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.
Ben Blue Wrigley
Isobel Elsom Aunt Jennifer
Harry Hayden Uncle Jonathan
Thurston Hall Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Nella Walker Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Gino Corrado Ossifish
Marion Ackerson Bowery Chorine (uncredited)
Ed Agresti Opera Cast Member (uncredited)
Erville Alderson Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Mariska Aldrich Russian Opera Team Member (uncredited)
Gloria Alvord Bowery Chorine (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold Maid at Tea Party (uncredited)
Martha Bamattre Opera Singer (uncredited)
Bobby Barber Stagehand (uncredited)
Vince Barnett Singing Waiter (uncredited)
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