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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.
Original Release
03/06/1954
US Release
03/06/1954
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eartha Kitt | Self / Eartha Kitt |
| Robert Clary | Self / Robert Clary |
| Alice Ghostley | Self / Alice Ghostley |
| June Carroll | Self / June Carroll |
| Virginia Wilson | Virginia de Luce Clayborn |
| Bill Mullikin | Self / Bill Mullikin |
| Rosemary O'Reilly | Self / Rosemary O'Reilly |
| Allen Conroy | Self / Allen Conroy |
| Jimmy Russell | Self / Jimmy Russell |
| George Smiley | Self / George Smiley |
Directors
Harry Horner, John Beal, John Beal
Writers
Ronny Graham, Paul Lynde, Mel Brooks, Luther Davis, John Cleveland
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eartha Kitt | Self / Eartha Kitt |
| Robert Clary | Self / Robert Clary |
| Alice Ghostley | Self / Alice Ghostley |
| June Carroll | Self / June Carroll |
| Virginia Wilson | Virginia de Luce Clayborn |
| Bill Mullikin | Self / Bill Mullikin |
| Rosemary O'Reilly | Self / Rosemary O'Reilly |
| Allen Conroy | Self / Allen Conroy |
| Jimmy Russell | Self / Jimmy Russell |
| George Smiley | Self / George Smiley |
| Polly Ward | Self / Polly Ward |
| Carol Lawrence | Self / Carol Lawrence |
| Johnny Laverty | Self / Johnny Laverty |
| Elizabeth Logue | Self / Elizabeth Logue |
| Faith Burwell | Self / Faith Burwell |
| Clark Ranger | Self / Clark Ranger |
| Patricia Hammerlee | Self / Patricia Hammerlee |
| Henry Kulky | Mr. Dee |
| Charles Watts | Mr. Clayborn |
| Ronny Graham | Self / Ronny Graham |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edward L. Alperson | Producer |
| Leonard Sillman | Producer |
| Berman Swarttz | Producer |
Editors
