- Sensations of 1945
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name = Sensations of 1945
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director =Andrew Stone
producer = Felix Jackson
James Nasser
Andrew Stone
writer = Frederick J. Jackson
Andrew Stone
starring =Eleanor Powell Dennis O'Keefe W.C. Fields
music = Mort Glickman
Heinz RoemheldJack Yellen
cinematography = Peverell Marley
John Mescall
editing = James Smith
distributor =United Artists
released = flagicon|USJune 30 ,1944
runtime = 86 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
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imdb_id = 0037258"Sensations of 1945" is a 1944 American musical-
comedy film which was released byUnited Artists .This film was an attempt to recapture the ensemble style of films such as "
Broadway Melody of 1936 " by showcasing a number of top musical and comedy acts of the day, in a film linked together by a loose storyline. "Sensations of 1945" stars dancerEleanor Powell andDennis O'Keefe as two rival publicists who fall in love, but the film's main purpose is to showcase a variety of different acts, ranging from tightrope walking to comedy to Powell's athletic tap dancing.This film is notable for several reasons. It was Powell's first and only non-MGM film after becoming a star at MGM nearly a decade earlier; it was also her final starring role in a film, after which she would only make a cameo in MGM's "
Duchess of Idaho " in 1950 and some unused footage of her would appear in a 1946 MGM compilation, "The Great Morgan ". Powell's dance inside a giantpinball machine has been cited by critics variously as both a highlight and as thenadir of her film career.Comic actor
W.C. Fields also appears. This would be his final movie appearance before his death in1946 .Other performers in this film include
Sophie Tucker ,Lyle Talbot ,Dorothy Donegan ,Cab Calloway ,Gene Rodgers ,Woody Herman , andLes Paul . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music Scoring.External links
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