New Faces (1954)

US:: NR Comedy Music

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.

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1954-02-19

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Runtime: 98 mins Rating: 7.0 Tag Line: A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CinemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND.

Cast

Alice Ghostley

Herself

Ronny Graham

Himself

Paul Lynde

Himself

Charles Watts

Mr. Clayborn (uncredited)

Eartha Kitt

Herself

Henry Kulky

Mr. Dee (uncredited)

Bill Mullikin

Himself

Carol Lawrence

Herself

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Crew

Lucien Ballard

Cinematography

E. Clayton Ward

Sound

Mel Brooks

Writer

Ronny Graham

Writer

Ronny Graham

Songs

Ronny Graham

Lyricist

Harry Horner

Director

Edward L. Alperson

Producer

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