New Faces (1954) — comedy, music film. Directed by John Beal, Harry Horner. Starring Eartha Kitt, Ronny Graham, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley.
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A theatrical producer navigates financial ruin and performance hurdles to secure investment and validate a young talent.
Comedy, Music · 5.9/10 · 98 min · 1954
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.
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