Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.

A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.