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Release Date:
February 19, 1954
Original Title:
New Faces
Alternate Titles:
New Faces of 1952
Genres:
Comedy | Music
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Edward L. Alperson Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 98
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.
Additional Music:
Ellisse Boyd
Herbert Farjeon
Murray Grand
Alan Melville
Assistant Director:
Eugene Anderson Jr
Associate Producer:
Leonard Sillman
Costume Design:
Thomas Becker
Director:
Harry Horner
John Beal
Director of Photography:
Lucien Ballard
Editor:
Ace Herman
Hairdresser:
Gale McGarry
Lyricist:
Peter De Vries
André Hornez
June Carroll
Ronny Graham
Sheldon Harnick
Joan Javits
Tony Springer
Michael Brown
Francis Lemarque
Makeup Artist:
Abe Haberman
Music Director:
Raoul Kraushaar
Orchestrator:
Ted Royal
Producer:
Edward L. Alperson
Berman Swarttz
Production Manager:
Clarence Eurist
Set Designer:
Raoul Pene Du Bois
Songs:
Ronny Graham
Henri Betti
Arthur Siegel
Sheldon Harnick
Philip Springer
Michael Brown
Francis Lemarque
Sound:
E. Clayton Ward
Writer:
Ronny Graham
Mel Brooks
Paul Lynde
Luther Davis
John P. Cleveland
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