Eleanor Powell is very funny as a stunt crazy publicity agent who for starters fakes getting shot during her own show! She competes with partner Dennis O'Keefe (also very good as the son of the agency owner) to bring in bigger and better clients. In the process of lining up acts and artists we see a huge production number called Circus In The Sky featuring Sammy Kaye and his band and a host of circus acts all at the top of a skyscraper. Another hare- brained scheme results in a wonderful Cab Calloway number called Hepster's Dictionary that is projected on to the side of a building in Times Square, naturally resulting in the arrest of Ms. Other highlights include Powell dressed as a pinball(!) dancing in a giant pinball machine set, an odd dance with a horse as partner, 2 numbers by the the inimitable Sophie Tucker and the always funny W. C. Fields. For a glimpse at the last gasp of Vaudeville, an era when down- on- their- luck actors could trust their memoirs to a PR agent, enjoy the very unique Sensations of 1. Timeline; Filmography; Relationships; Hometown; Additional Info; Images. Januar 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000) W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986). Sensations of 1945 (1944) W.C. Fields: Song of the Open Road (1944) W.C. Sensations of 1945 (1944) . Fields, Cab Calloway, Sophie Tucker, Lyle Talbot. Sensations of 1945 / Juggling in Movies / [email protected]. The written permission of the copyright owner and/or other rights holder (such as holder of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. The content of Jazz on the Screen: a Jazz and Blues Filmography by David Meeker is copyrighted by David Meeker and used here by permission of the author. Jazz on the Screen reflects the opinions of its author, David Meeker, and not the views of the Library of Congress. Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division. Jazz on the Screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The Library of Congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. To request additional information Ask a Librarian. More about Copyright and other Restrictions. For guidance about compiling full citations consult. DVD 1945 - Eleanor Powell - Dennis O'Keefe. FIELDS - 'Sensations of 1945' -. Citing Primary Sources. Sensations of 1945: Himself (Guest sequence). Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography with Hitherto Unpublished Letters. Fields filmografie - W.C. Fields, Actor: The Bank Dick. 1944 Sensations of 1945 film. 1944 Song of the Open Road film.
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