George White's Scandals - Original Trailer 1945

Like the same-named 1934 and 1935 films, RKO Radio's 1945 musical George White's Scandals uses the eponymous Broadway revue as a framework for a fabricated plotline. The main story concerns the romance between stage comedienne Joan Mason (Joan Davis) and back-bay Bostonite Jack Williams (Jack Haley), which is staunchly opposed by Jack's spinsterish sister Clarabelle (Margaret Hamilton, who of course had previously costarred with Haley in The Wizard of Oz) A secondary romance involves the hot-and-cold relationship between British socialite Jill Martin (Martha Holliday) and Tony McGrath (Philip Terry), the assistant to Broadway impresario George White (played not by the real White but by Glenn Tryon). Musical specialties are provided by Gene Krupa and his band, organ virtuoso Ethel Smith and pianist Rose Murphy. The film's highlight is "Who Killed Vaudeville?", a tour-de-force for Joan Davis and Jack Haley which was later excerpted in the RKO musical pastiche Make Mine Laughs (prompting a lawsuit from Haley!) Joan Davis - Joan Mason Jack Haley - Jack Williams Martha Holliday - Jill Martin Phillip Terry - Tom McGrath Jane Greer - Billie Randall Ethel Smith - Swing Organist Margaret Hamilton - Clarabell Glenn Tryon - George White Audrey Young - Maxine Manner Fritz Feld - Montescu Beverly Wills - Joan as a Child Shelby Bacon Joy Barlowe Virginia Belmont Sammy Blum - Cafe Proprietor Wesley Brent Buster Brodie - Box Gag Marilyn Buford Dorothy Christy - Lady Asbury Allan Cooke Virginia Cruzon Rufe Davis - Impersonations Neely Edwards - Lord Quimby Betty Farrington - Buxom Woman Eric Freeman Edmund Glover - Production Man Ruth Hall Annelle Hayes Holmes Herbert - Lord Asbury Gene Krupa Effie Laird Florence Lake - Mother Hope Landin - Scrubwoman Lyle Latell - Ladder Gag Ethelreda Leopold Nan Leslie Vivian Mason Sid Melton - Song-writer Harold Minjir - Hotel Clerk Frank Mitchell Harry Monty Diana Mumby Carmel Myers - Leslie Tommy Noonan - Joe Ed O'Neill - John the Baptist Susanne Rosser John Stanley Nino Tempo - Drummer Minerva Urecal - Teacher Lawrence Wheat - Pop Crane Whitley - Father Chili Williams