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.
Cast
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Ronny Graham
Ronny Graham
Robert Clary
Robert Clary
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley
June Carroll
June Carroll
Virginia Wilson
Virginia de Luce Clayborn
Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde
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)
Crew
John Beal
Director
Harry Horner
Director
Luther Davis
Writer
Ronny Graham
Writer, Songs, Lyricist
Paul Lynde
Writer
Mel Brooks
Writer
John P. Cleveland
Writer
Ace Herman
Editor
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Eugene Anderson Jr
Assistant Director
Edward L. Alperson
Producer
Berman Swarttz
Producer
Leonard Sillman
Associate Producer
Thomas Becker
Costume Design
Gale McGarry
Hairdresser
Abe Haberman
Makeup Artist
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Raoul Kraushaar
Music Director
Herbert Farjeon
Additional Music
Alan Melville
Additional Music
Ellisse Boyd
Additional Music
Murray Grand
Additional Music
Sheldon Harnick
Songs, Lyricist
Arthur Siegel
Songs
Henri Betti
Songs
Philip Springer
Songs
Michael Brown
Songs, Lyricist
Francis Lemarque
Songs, Lyricist
June Carroll
Lyricist
Tony Springer
Lyricist
André Hornez
Lyricist
Peter De Vries
Lyricist
Joan Javits
Lyricist
Raoul Pene Du Bois
Set Designer
Clarence Eurist
Production Manager
Ted Royal
Orchestrator
