The Night They Raided Minsky's ( The Night They Invented Striptease )

The Night They Raided Minsky's (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Night They Invented Striptease
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Friedkin

Written By:
Arnold Schulman
Sidney Michaels

Actors:
Jason Robards ..... Raymond Paine
Britt Ekland ..... Rachel Schpitendavel
Norman Wisdom ..... Chick Williams
Forrest Tucker ..... Trim Houlihan
Harry Andrews ..... Jacob Schpitendavel
Joseph Wiseman ..... Louis Minsky
Denholm Elliott ..... Vance Fowler
Elliott Gould ..... Billy Minsky
Jack Burns ..... Candy Butcher
Bert Lahr ..... Professor Spats
Gloria LeRoy ..... Mae Harris
Eddie Lawrence ..... Scratch
Dexter Maitland ..... Duffy
Lillian Hayman ..... Singer in Speakeasy
Richard Libertini ..... Pocke

Synopsis:

Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Dances From The Bible. But the show's comedian Raymond sees a way of wrong-footing the local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation 'Mme Fifi' and putting on Rachel's performance as the place is raided. All too complicated, the more so since her father is scouring the town for her and both Raymond and his straight-man Chick are falling for Rachel.

Amish girl (Ekland) comes to New York City, gets involved with a burlesque comic and accidentally invents the striptease. Excellent backstage and onstage moments, all narrated by Rudy Vallee.

Comedy set in the Lower East Side of New York in the mid 1920's and the burlesque shows of the era.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 16 June, 2013.