Sensations of 1945

Sensations of 1945

A Year Ahead of the THRILL PARADE!

NR 1944 · 86 min · ★ 6.6 · Music

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.

Directed by Andrew L. Stone · Written by Frederick J. Jackson

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Eleanor Powell Virginia 'Ginny' Walker
Dennis O'Keefe Junior Crane
C. Aubrey Smith Dan Lindsay
Eugene Pallette Gus Crane
Lyle Talbot Randall
W.C. Fields W.C. Fields
Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker
Cab Calloway Cab Calloway
Woody Herman Woody Herman
Mimi Forsythe Julia Westcolt
Hubert Castle Olaf, The Great Gustafson
Dorothy Donegan Dorothy Donegan

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