Sensations of 1945

Overview

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.

Cast

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

N/A

Hubert Castle

Olaf, The Great Gustafson

N/A

Dorothy Donegan

Dorothy Donegan