Sensations of 1945

As dancer Ginny Walker performs on stage, a veiled woman in the audience stands up, accuses Ginny of stealing her husband and then fires a gun at her. After Ginny collapses and is taken to her dressing room, the woman, Julia Westcolt, a friend of Ginny's, dashes backstage, discards her veil, and then congratulates her friend on their successful publicity stunt. When Ginny's press agents, Gus Crane and his son Junior, visit their client backstage, she brags about her feat and chides them for not being more creative in promoting her. Horrified at Ginny's brashness, Junior, a conservative Harvard graduate, chastises her and leaves the room.

6.2

86 min

Cast

Eleanor Powell

as Virginia 'Ginny' Walker

Dennis O'Keefe

as Junior Crane

C. Aubrey Smith

as Dan Lindsay

Eugene Pallette

as Gus Crane

Lyle Talbot

as Randall

W.C. Fields

as W.C. Fields

Sophie Tucker

as Sophie Tucker

Cab Calloway

as Cab Calloway

Woody Herman

as Woody Herman

Mimi Forsythe

as Julia Westcolt

Hubert Castle

as Olaf, The Great Gustafson

Dorothy Donegan

as Dorothy Donegan

David Lichine

as David

Starless Night

as Novelty Act

Eddy Chandler

as Cop (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Robert Homans

as Cop (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

as Cop (uncredited)

Les Paul

as Les Paul (uncredited)

Betty Phares

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

as Photographer in Penny Arcade Number (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

as Moroni (uncredited)

Fritz Hubert

Jean Hubert

Director

Andrew L. Stone