United States / Feb 19, 1954 / NR
New Faces (1954)
Directed by John Beal, Harry Horner
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A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CinemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND.
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Mullikin | Bill Mullikin |
| Rosemary O'Reilly | Rosemary O'Reilly |
| Allen Conroy | Allen Conroy |
| Jimmy Russell | Jimmy Russell |
| George Smiley | George Smiley |
| Polly Ward | Polly Ward |
| Carol Lawrence | Carol Lawrence |
| Johnny Laverty | Johnny Laverty |
| Elizabeth Logue | Elizabeth Logue |
| Faith Burwell | Faith Burwell |
| Clark Ranger | Clark Ranger |
| Patricia Hammerlee | Patricia Hammerlee |
| Henry Kulky | Mr. Dee (uncredited) |
| Charles Watts | Mr. Clayborn (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | New Faces |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox, Edward L. Alperson Productions |
| Release date | 19 febbraio 1954 |
| Production | Berman Swarttz, Leonard Sillman, Edward L. Alperson |
| Writer | Luther Davis, Ronny Graham, John P. Cleveland, Paul Lynde, Mel Brooks, Peter De Vries, Tony Springer, Sheldon Harnick, Francis Lemarque, June Carroll, André Hornez, Michael Brown, Joan Javits |
| Editing | Ace Herman |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Assistant directors | Eugene Anderson Jr, John Beal, Harry Horner |
| Camera operators | Lucien Ballard |
| Additional photography | Lucien Ballard |
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| Production design | Raoul Pene Du Bois |
| Art direction | Raoul Pene Du Bois |
| Set decoration | Raoul Pene Du Bois |
| Music | Ted Royal, Arthur Siegel, Michael Brown, Philip Springer, Francis Lemarque, Ronny Graham, E. Clayton Ward, Sheldon Harnick, Henri Betti, Raoul Kraushaar |
| Sound | Ted Royal, Arthur Siegel, Michael Brown, Philip Springer, Francis Lemarque, Ronny Graham, E. Clayton Ward, Sheldon Harnick, Henri Betti, Raoul Kraushaar |
| Costume design | Thomas Becker, Abe Haberman, Gale McGarry |
| Makeup | Abe Haberman, Thomas Becker, Gale McGarry |
| Hairstyling | Thomas Becker, Abe Haberman, Gale McGarry |
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