Editing Striptease (section)

====1940s–1950s====

[[Mary Martin]] reprised her famous fur coat striptease of "[[My Heart Belongs to Daddy]]" in the 1940 movie ''[[Love Thy Neighbor (1940 film)|Love Thy Neighbor]]'' and the 1946 [[Cole Porter]] [[biopic]] ''[[Night and Day (1946 film)|Night and Day]]''.<ref name=Tmlo>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-nEd2lSb_oC&pg=PA162 |title=The melody lingers on: the great songwriters and their movie musicals |author=Roy Hemming | isbn=978-1-55704-380-1 | year=1999 | publisher=Newmarket Press}}</ref>

''[[Lady of Burlesque]]'' (known in the UK as ''Striptease Lady'') (1943) based on the novel ''[[The G-String Murders]]'' (1941), by famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, stars [[Barbara Stanwyck]] as a stripper who gets involved in the investigation of murders at a burlesque house. A play by Gypsy Rose Lee entitled ''The Naked Genius'' (1943) was the inspiration for ''[[Doll Face]]'' (1945), a musical about a burlesque star ([[Vivian Blaine]]) who wants to become a legitimate actress.

''[[Gilda (film)|Gilda]]'' (1946), showcases one of the most famous stripteases in cinematic history, performed by [[Rita Hayworth]] to "[[Put the Blame on Mame]]", though in the event she removes just her gloves, before the act is terminated by a jealous admirer. ''Murder at the Windmill'' (1949) (US title: ''Mystery at the Burlesque''), directed by [[Val Guest]] is set at the Windmill Theatre, London and features [[Diana Decker]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]. ''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) once again features Rita Hayworth doing a striptease act; this time as the famous biblical stripper Salome, performing the Dance of the Seven Veils. According to Hayworth's biographers this erotic dance routine was "the most demanding of her entire career", necessitating "endless takes and retakes".<ref>Edward Z. Epstein and Joseph Morella (1984) ''Rita: The Life of Rita Hayworth''. London, Comet: 200</ref> ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' (1959) is a British film which features striptease at a club in Soho, London.

[[File:Natalie Wood Gypsy 1962.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Natalie Wood]] as [[Gypsy Rose Lee]] in the [[Gypsy (1962 film)|film version]] of the stage musical ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'']]