New Faces
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.
Release Date:
1954-02-19
Runtime:
98 minutes
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Written by:
Luther Davis Ronny Graham John P. Cleveland Paul Lynde Mel Brooks Peter De Vries Tony Springer Sheldon Harnick Francis Lemarque June Carroll André Hornez Michael Brown Joan Javits
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Starring:
Eartha Kitt
as Eartha Kitt
Ronny Graham
as Ronny Graham
Robert Clary
as Robert Clary
Alice Ghostley
as Alice Ghostley
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June Carroll
as June Carroll
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Virginia Wilson
as Virginia de Luce Clayborn
Paul Lynde
as Paul Lynde
Bill Mullikin
as Bill Mullikin
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Rosemary O'Reilly
as Rosemary O'Reilly
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Allen Conroy
as Allen Conroy
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Jimmy Russell
as Jimmy Russell
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George Smiley
as George Smiley
Polly Ward
as Polly Ward
Carol Lawrence
as Carol Lawrence
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Johnny Laverty
as Johnny Laverty
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Elizabeth Logue
as Elizabeth Logue
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Faith Burwell
as Faith Burwell
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Clark Ranger
as Clark Ranger
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Patricia Hammerlee
as Patricia Hammerlee
Henry Kulky
as Mr. Dee (uncredited)
Charles Watts
as Mr. Clayborn (uncredited)