New Faces (1954) (original) (raw)
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 who is trying to stave off an angry creditor long ...(more)
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 who 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. (less)
Directors: Harry Horner, John Beal, Jimmy Russell
Writers: Mel Brooks, John Cleveland, Luther Davis, Ronny Graham, Paul Lynde
Starring: Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll, Virginia Wilson
Producer: Edward L. Alperson
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