Movie details

New Faces(1954)

Name: New Faces
Genre: Music, Comedy
Released: 1954-02-19
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.889
Cast: Eartha Kitt, Ronny Graham, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll

A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CinemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND.

Music Comedy

Status: Released
Release date: 1954-02-19
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rating: 5.9 / 10 (9 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: NR
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 1
Adult content: No

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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.