Sensations of 1945
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| Sensations of 1945 | |
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James Smith | |
| Music by | Al Sherman Harry Tobias Mort Glickman Heinz Roemheld Jack Yellen |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sensations of 1945 is a 1944 American
W.C. Fields in his final role the year before his death, C. Aubrey Smith, Eugene Pallette, dancer David Lichine, Lyle Talbot, Sophie Tucker, jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, jazz pianist/composer Gene Rodgers, and Les Paul
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The picture is notable for several reasons. It was Powell's first and only film after leaving
pinball machine (as part of the song, "Spin Little Pinball") has been cited by critics variously as both a highlight and as the nadir
of her film career.
Hubert Castle plays the role of Olaf, “The Great Gustafson”; the setting of Olaf’s high-wire publicity stunt is the Royal Gorge in Colorado.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music Scoring.
Plot
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Cast
- Eleanor Powell as Ginny Walker
- Dennis O'Keefe as Junior Crane
- C. Aubrey Smith as Dan Lindsey
- Eugene Pallette as Gus Crane
- Mimi Forsythe as Julia Westcott
- Lyle Talbot as Randall
- Hubert Castle as The Great Gustafson
- W. C. Fields as himself
- Sophie Tucker as herself
- Dorothy Donegan as herself
- The Christianis as Themselves
- Pallenberg Bears as Themselves
- Cab Calloway and His Band as Themselves
- Woody Herman and His Band as Themselves
- David Lichine as himself
- Richard Hageman as Pendergast
- Marie Blake as Miss Grear
- Stanley Andrews as Mr. Collins
- "Uncle Willie" as himself
- Gene Rodgers as himself
- Mel Hall as himself
- Johnson Brothers as Themselves
- Flying Copelands as Themselves
- Starless Night as himself
- Les Paul Trio as Themselves
- And Louise Currie, Constance Purdy, Wendell Niles, Anthony Warde
External links
- Sensations of 1945 at IMDb
- Sensations of 1945 at AllMovie
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