Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 19th, 1954
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 31st, 2006
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Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox, Edward L. Alperson Productions
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New Faces (1954)
"A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CinemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND."Movie
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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.
