Sensations of 1945 (1944)
- Starring:
- Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
Synopsis of Sensations of 1945
Originally titled simply Sensations, this musical comedy was the final starring film for dancer Eleanor Powell and the final film, period, for comedian W.C. Fields. Powell is the prize client of flamboyant press agent Eugene Pallette. Dennis O'Keefe, Pallette's stiff-necked son, disapproves of his dad's razzle-dazzle promotional techniques, but finds himself just as shameless as his father when he takes over the business. Powell's particular highlight is a dance staged in a huge pinball machine (yes, critics in 1945 did say "Tilt!") W.C. Fields' contribution, based on one of his old Ziegfeld Follies sketches, is astonishingly unfunny; this protracted shaggy-dog story about a man who refuses to vacate his train compartment comes to life only during the byplay between a visibly ailing Fields and his sprightly female companion Louise Currie. Other guest stars in Sensations include Sophie Tucker, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman and a pre-Mary Ford Les Paul. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Sensations of 1945
- Eleanor Powell - Ginny Walker
- C. Aubrey Smith - Dan Lindsey
- Mimi Forsythe - Julia Westcott
- Hubert Castle - The Great Gustafson
- Marie Blake - Miss Grear
- Louise Currie - English Girl
- Bert Roach - Photographer
- Constance Purdy - Mme. Angostina
- George Humbert - Martinelli
- Ruth Lee - Mrs. Gustafson
- Sophie Tucker - Herself
- David Lichine - Himself
- Gene Rodgers - Himself
- Mel Hall - Himself
- Cab Calloway and His Band - Themselves
- Dennis O'Keefe - Junior Crane
- Eugene Pallette - Gus Crane
- Lyle Talbot - Randall
- Richard Hageman - Pendergast
- Stanley Andrews - Mr. Collins
- Betty Wells - Girl in Penny Arcade
- Grandon Rhodes - Doctor
- Joe Devlin - Silas Hawkins
- Anthony Warde - Moroni
- W.C. Fields - Himself
- Dorothy Donegan - Herself
- Wendell Niles - Himself
- Les Paul Trio - Themselves
- Earl Hodgins - Detective
- Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Themselves
- Director(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Bennett, Andrew L. Stone
- Producer(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
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