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Bettie Page:
Queen of Hearts
by Jim Silke, Lyn
Silke,
Bunny Yeager, et al.
Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first
photo appeared in Flirt magazine in 1951. In this 96-page coffee table book,
Silke explores Bettie's influence on popular culture, from dime novels to
paperbacks, and from painting to advertising. Includes photos of Bettie, many
never before seen, as well as artists' representations of Bettie. Illustrations
in color and B&W. |
 
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Bettie Page
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 The
Notorious Bettie Page [DVD](2005) 
Gretchen Mol shines as legendary '50s pin-up girl/cult icon Bettie Page in
this riveting biopic. Raised by a conservative religious family in
Tennessee, she moved to New York and quickly became an underground sensation
after posing for a series of erotic snapshots. But when her bondage photos
became the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, Page was
embroiled in a controversy that would shock the nation. Lili Taylor, David
Strathairn, Chris Bauer co-star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English;
audio commentary; featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus short
"Presenting Bettie Page."
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 Bettie
Page: Dark Angel [DVD](2004)
The bizarre life of the 1950s pin-up queen and cult icon is the subject of
this off-the-wall biodrama. Utilizing stunningly accurate re-creations of some
of her most popular film roles, the film chronicles the last three years of
Bettie's career, including her relationship with controversial director Irving
Klaw and the circumstances surrounding her mysterious withdrawal from the public
eye. Paige Richards, Dukey Flyswatter, Jamie Henkin star. 75 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurette; photo gallery; theatrical
trailers.
Bettie
Page: Dark Angel (Two Disc Limited Edition) [DVD](2004)
The bizarre life of the 1950s pin-up queen and cult icon is the subject of
this off-the-wall biodrama. Utilizing stunningly accurate re-creations of some
of her most popular film roles, the film chronicles the last three years of
Bettie's career, including her relationship with controversial director Irving
Klaw and the circumstances surrounding her mysterious withdrawal from the public
eye. Paige Richards, Dukey Flyswatter, Jamie Henkin star. Bonus disc of
additional special features includes Richards posing for photographer Bunny
Yeager in true "Bettie Page style." 138 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurette; photo gallery; theatrical
trailers. Two-disc set.
 The Irving Klaw Classics, Vol. 1-4
Although the current wave of Bettie Page biopics (Dark Angel, The
Notorious Bettie Page) help to humanize the iconic sex symbol, Irving Klaw's
original films of Page capture her charm more than retellings of her life. The
Irving Klaw Classics box set establishes Klaw's standardized shooting style
cross-genre with Fetish films, Wrestling, and Dance, but watching other women
alongside Bettie mostly reminds one of her exceptional modeling talents. Disc
one stars Page, while the other three contain entertaining vignettes of sultry
women both soloing the strip tease and dancing girl-on-girl. Volume Three, about
Fetish, is most appealing for the specificity of its subject matter. In
"Courageous Siren In Corset and High Heels," a woman in heels and
corset takes her shoes slowly on and off. "Kid Gloved Jackie's High-Heeled
Dance" is self-explanatory. In "Lili Dawn, Queen of High Heels,"
Miss Dawn gets out a huge shoe rack full of heels and considers which pair to
wear. Scenes of women polishing patent leather heels, lacing boots and corsets
define fetish fashions. The Wrestling Films and the Burlesque dances are more
classically romantic. In an age of Heroin-chic waifs, it is refreshing to see
fleshy female figures. This is a wonderful collection, made more attractive by
Bettie Page. —Trinie Dalton
Bettie
Page: Pin Up Queen [DVD]
The black-tressed beauty whose "girlie mag" photos sent men's
hearts aflutter in the 1950s shows off her timeless face and figure in this
collection of 15 vintage exotic short films from legendary softcore director
Irving Klaw. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biography.
Bettie
Page: Bondage Queen [DVD]
She had the face of an angel, but pin-up legend Bettie Page also had a
penchant for getting into some devilish scrapes with whips, chains and good,
old-fashioned catfights, as seen in this compilation of more than two dozen racy
short films from the '50s. 113 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; featurette;
photo gallery; more.
The
Bettie Page Collection [DVD]
Three-disc boxed set includes "Bettie Page: Bondage Queen,"
"Bettie Page: Pin Up Queen" and "100 Girls by Bunny Yeager."
Bettie
Page: The Girl In The Leopard Print Bikini [DVD](2004)
One of the most acclaimed--and mysterious--pin-up girls in history, Bettie
Page thrilled fans during the mid to late 1950s before inexplicably vanishing
from the public eye. In her absence, she inadvertently became a cult icon who
was adored for her shapely good looks and enigmatic charm. This engrossing
documentary explores all aspects of the Page phenomenon, from her rise to
stardom to her controversial career and beyond. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English; bonus shorts.
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 Nudie
Classics, Vol. III 
These naughty nudies are the best smokers you've seen! "A Strip in
Rhyme," "Starlet Revue," "Nude Cocktails,"
"Forbidden" (with pin-up star Bettie Page), "Apple Knockers"
(which was rumored to star a young Marilyn Monroe; it doesn't), and
"Hollywood Honey," with stripper Virginia Bell, are featured. 55 min.
America's
Pinup Queen: Bettie Page
Throughout the '40s and '50s she was the racy photo and softcore film sex kitten
who aroused millions of Americans, and today she enjoys a cult following. This
collection of rare "R"-style shorts features Bettie in lingerie,
dancing and, yes, even spanking scenes. 53 min.
 Striporama(1952)
The first film of Bettie Page's "burlesque trilogy" is a risque blend
of comedy and strippers in color! Page, Lili St. Cyr and Georgia Southern star
in a story of three comics who try to convince a cultural council that burlesque
is a national institution by staging a show. Features Bettie's notorious bubble
bath routine in a sheik's harem. NOTE: This rare print is missing its
ending--but it doesn't matter!
Striporama,
Vol. 2
A second sampling of tassel-tossing teasers from the Golden Age of Burlesque.
There's vintage striptease shorts from as far back as 1911's "Dance of All
Veils," and among the legendary ladies dancing here are Candy Barr, pin-up
queen Bettie Page, and a woman who looks more than a little like Marilyn Monroe
(Could it be? You decide!). 53 min.
Striporama,
Vol. 3
Take another trip down Mammary Memory Lane with these classic short films with
the stars of Burlesque. There's Tempest Storm's "Desert Dance," Jennie
Lee ("The Bazoom Girl") in "Sleepy Time Gal" and "Sugar
Daddy Strip," a pre-Hollywood Sheree North doing her "Harem
Dance," a clip featuring Bettie Page and much more. 50 min.
 Teaserama(1955)
A rare, color burlesque feature, with strippers, dancers and comics at the top
of their risque form. The incomparable Bettie Page is featured in sizzling
routines and has 12 costume changes, strip sensation Tempest Storm does her
hubba-hubba thing, and funnyman Joe E. Ross is a laugh riot. 69 min.
Teaserama
[DVD](1955)
A rare, color burlesque feature, with strippers, dancers and comics at the top
of their risque form. The incomparable Bettie Page is featured in sizzling
routines and has 12 costume changes, strip sensation Tempest Storm does her
hubba-hubba thing, and funnyman Joe E. Ross is a laugh riot. 69 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono; audio commentary by producer David F. Friedman;
theatrical trailer; scene access.
 Varietease(1955)
A delightful burlesque movie starring the incredible Bettie Page performing her
famous "harem dance," exotic Lili St. Cyr, dancer Chris La Chris and
female impersonator Vicki Lynn. Snappy, saucy and spicy, this color Irving Klaw
production is a true collector's item. 65 min.
Varietease
[DVD](1955)
A delightful burlesque movie starring the incredible Bettie Page performing her
famous "harem dance," exotic Lili St. Cyr, dancer Chris La Chris and
female impersonator Vicki Lynn. Snappy, saucy and spicy, this color Irving Klaw
production is a true collector's item. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono; audio commentary by producer David F. Friedman; theatrical trailers; scene
access.
Bettie
Page: Varietease (1955)/Teaserama [DVD](1955) DVD
The delightful Bettie Page shines in a vintage burlesque double bill. "Varietease"
boasts Page performing her famous "harem dance," along with dancer
Chris La Chris, female impersonator Vicki Lynn, and clothes-doffing legend Lili
St. Cyr. Next, beautiful Bettie has 12 costume changes and is featured in an
array of sizzling routines in "Teaserama," co-starring the hubba-hubba
Tempest Storm and "Car 54, Where Are You?" funnyman Joe E. Ross. 134
min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary;
featurettes; theatrical trailers.
Buxom
Beautease(1956)
Some of the world's wildest strippers show off their stuff in this crazy collage
of koochie-koo from Bettie Page auteur Irving Klaw. There's Tempest Storm, Lili
St. Cyr, Blaze Starr and Rita Grable wiggling their bods in their inimitable
style. Leave it to cleavage!
Bettie
'N Bondage
Take a walk on the wild side of beloved pin-up fave Bettie Page with these
risque shorts from the '50s and '60s that feature the beautiful Bettie in some
painful and combative situations, replete with chains, shackles, spankings and
catfights. Included are "Pinup Beauties Battle," "Chastised in
High Heels" and "Chained Slave Girls." 55 min.
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 Betty
Page Uncovered [DVD](1997)
A compilation of five B&W shorts, some of which are also included in
Betty Page: Bondage Queen (above). Die-hard fans will want this disc to
complete their collections.
Betty
Page Uncovered(1997)
A compilation of five B&W shorts, some of which are also included in
Betty Page: Bondage Queen (above). Die-hard fans will want this disc to
complete their collections.
 Betty
Page in Bondage
A compilation of five bondage and spanking shorts from the 1950s.
Betty
Page in Bondage
A compilation of five bondage and spanking shorts from the 1950s.
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