Sensations of 1945 (aka Sensations)
(1944)
Director: Andrew Stone.
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Eugene Pallette, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey
Smith, W. C. Fields, Sophie Tucker, Cab Calloway, Lyle Talbot, Woody
Herman, Les Paul.
Description: Glamorous, leggy Eleanor Powell is the main talent
in the stable of flamboyant publicist Gus Crane, whose crazy promotions
are legendary. Crane's strait-laced son Junior wants none of dad's
penchant for the outlandish, but when Junior takes over the business, he
finds himself inadvertantly filling his old man's shoes. Contains tons
of specialty acts and musical numbers, including juggling by the Johnson
brothers, an amazing high-wire performance by Hubert Castle, and the
famous number in which Eleanor Powell dances in a huge pinball machine.
One of Powell's last appearances, and W. C. Fields' final film. Produced
by Andrew Stone and Felix Jackson. Written by Andrew L. Stone.
Color/B&W: B&W.
Running Time: 85 mins.