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New Faces

"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.

Top Cast

  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt

  • Ronny Graham

    Ronny Graham

    Ronny Graham

  • Robert Clary

    Robert Clary

    Robert Clary

  • Alice Ghostley

    Alice Ghostley

    Alice Ghostley

  • June Carroll

    June Carroll

    June Carroll

  • Virginia Wilson

    Virginia Wilson

    Virginia de Luce Clayborn

  • Paul Lynde

    Paul Lynde

    Paul Lynde

  • Bill Mullikin

    Bill Mullikin

    Bill Mullikin

  • Rosemary O'Reilly

    Rosemary O'Reilly

    Rosemary O'Reilly

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.

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