Renowned burlesque stripper Lili (Varitease) St. Cyr headlines this dreary burlesque movie from director Lillian (Too Hot to Handle) Hunt. It’s essentially a filmed burlesque act for 90% of the running time until the final fantasy sequence featuring St. Cyr. It’s pretty rough going until then too.
The show kicks off with chorus girls performing a few cowgirl themed numbers, including one where a dancer uses a lasso. Next, we have a painfully unfunny skit about a guy getting his buddy’s help to ask for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. Then the Countess Vera Richkova, a blonde with a thick French accent, does a song and dance number in which she produces a cigarette from her brassiere as smokes it while strutting around the stage. That’s followed by another dance routine where the chorus line supports a singer doing a number called “Goodbye Mary”. Then the emcee for the show comes out and does an unfortunate number in blackface. Next there’s a song and dance routine about a couple with a big age gap.
Things switch from black and white to full color for the next segment in which the countess encores for another dance. The color motif continues into the final sequence, which features the headliner Lili St. Cyr in her bedroom on her wedding night. She eventually changes out of her wedding gown and takes a bath. This is the only sequence worth a damn and that’s not just because it’s the only one that shows the faintest glimpses of skin. It’s because this is the only portion of the film that looks like any thought was put into it, even if the gimmick wasn’t explored to its fullest potential.
As far as the genre goes, Lili’s Wedding Night is pretty lifeless. The numbers are staged rather indifferently, and the point-and-shoot style is cut and dry. The numbers and routines leave much to be desired too, and the comedy sections are even worse. In short, this is one wedding night not worth remembering.
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