Sensations of 1945
The story
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 & crew
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
David Lichine
David
Starless Night
Novelty Act
Andrew L. Stone
Director
Mahlon Merrick
Music