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King of Burlesque/Death Games

  • Episode aired Mar 12, 1983
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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7.1/10
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King of Burlesque/Death Games (1983)
AdventureFamilyFantasyRomance

Wall Street broker Tom Vail becomes a comic headliner in an old-fashioned burlesque show; amateur athlete Vanessa Walgren, whose husband was killed during his fantasy, intends to exact a pri... Read allWall Street broker Tom Vail becomes a comic headliner in an old-fashioned burlesque show; amateur athlete Vanessa Walgren, whose husband was killed during his fantasy, intends to exact a price from Roarke for his death.Wall Street broker Tom Vail becomes a comic headliner in an old-fashioned burlesque show; amateur athlete Vanessa Walgren, whose husband was killed during his fantasy, intends to exact a price from Roarke for his death.

  • Director
    • Cliff Bole
  • Writers
    • Herman Groves
    • Gene Levitt
    • Arthur C. Pierce
  • Stars
    • Ricardo Montalban
    • Hervé Villechaize
    • Morey Amsterdam
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    52
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cliff Bole
    • Writers
      • Herman Groves
      • Gene Levitt
      • Arthur C. Pierce
    • Stars
      • Ricardo Montalban
      • Hervé Villechaize
      • Morey Amsterdam
    • 1User review
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    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Mr. Roarke
    Hervé Villechaize
    Hervé Villechaize
    • Tattoo
    Morey Amsterdam
    Morey Amsterdam
    • Jake
    Red Buttons
    Red Buttons
    • Marty Howard
    Rich Little
    Rich Little
    • Tom Vail
    Julie Newmar
    Julie Newmar
    • Doralee
    Joanna Pettet
    Joanna Pettet
    • Vanessa Walgren
    Barbara Stock
    Barbara Stock
    • Abby
    Michael Billington
    Michael Billington
    • Henri Ducette
    Melanie Vincz
    • Janet
    Pamela Rossi
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Cliff Bole
    • Writers
      • Herman Groves
      • Gene Levitt
      • Arthur C. Pierce
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    Good times

    Weather the show is a good or bad episode it always makes me feel good to have been alive then...never duplicated..

    Related interests

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    Adventure
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
    Romance

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    • Goofs
      The stock audience shots from the Burlesque segment are from a widescreen film and have been squashed horizontally to fit the standard 4:3 TV screen.

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Greek
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA(Pentathlon events)
    • Production companies
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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