Movie Description
New Faces
(1954)Overview
New Faces was a musical revue with songs and comedy skits tied together by a quirky plot. It ran on Broadway for nearly a year in 1952 and was then made into a motion picture in 1954. It helped jump start the careers of several young performers including Paul Lynde, Alice Ghostley, Eartha Kitt, Carol Lawrence, performer/writer Mel Brooks (as Melvin Brooks), and lyricist Sheldon Harnick. The film was basically a reproduction of the stage revue with a thin plot added. The plot involved a producer and performer (Ronny Graham) in financial trouble and is trying to stave off an angry creditor long enough to open his show. A wealthy Texan offers to help out, on the condition that his daughter be in the show.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Beal,Harry Horner
- Producer : Edward L. Alperson,Berman Swarttz
- Writer : Luther Davis,Ronny Graham,Paul Lynde,Mel Brooks,John P. Cleveland
- Editor : Ace Herman
- Cast : Eartha Kitt,Ronny Graham,Robert Clary,Alice Ghostley,June Carroll,Virginia Wilson,Paul Lynde,Bill Mullikin,Rosemary O'Reilly,Allen Conroy,Jimmy Russell,George Smiley,Polly Ward,Carol Lawrence,Johnny Laverty,Elizabeth Logue,Faith Burwell,Clark Ranger,Patricia Hammerlee,Henry Kulky,Charles Watts
Cast
Eartha Kitt
Ronny Graham
Robert Clary
Alice Ghostley
June Carroll
Virginia de Luce Clayborn
Paul Lynde
Bill Mullikin
Rosemary O'Reilly
Allen Conroy
Jimmy Russell
George Smiley
Polly Ward
Carol Lawrence
Johnny Laverty
Elizabeth Logue
Faith Burwell
Clark Ranger
Patricia Hammerlee
Mr. Dee (uncredited)
Mr. Clayborn (uncredited)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleNew Faces
Status Released
Release Information
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1954-02-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Production Companies20th Century Fox,Edward L. Alperson Productions
Genres
- Music
- Comedy
