New Faces
5.3
“A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CinemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND.”
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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Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Known for
The Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor's New School
Ronny Graham
Ronny Graham
Known for
Spaceballs
To Be or Not to Be
Harry Horner
Lucien Ballard
Edward L. Alperson
Robert Clary
Robert Clary
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
Days of Our Lives
Mel Brooks
Known for
Spaceballs
Robots
John Beal
E. Clayton Ward
Leonard Sillman
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley
Known for
Small Wonder
The Graduate
Edward L. Alperson
Harry Horner Director · John Beal Director Mel Brooks Writer
United States release February 19, 1954 · Produced in United States · Production Edward L. Alperson Productions, 20th Century Studios
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20th Century Fox
Production
Edward L. Alperson Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 19, 1954
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Australia
February 10, 1955
Denmark
June 13, 1955
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