New Faces (1954)

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

• Music
• Comedy

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.

Rating

5.9 / 10 (9 votes)

Release date

February 19, 1954

Runtime

1h 38m

Language

English

Director

Harry Horner, John Beal

Status

Released