New Faces

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.

• Luther DavisWriter
• Ronny GrahamWriter
• Paul LyndeWriter
• John BealDirector
• Harry HornerDirector
• Mel BrooksWriter
• John P. ClevelandWriter
• Raoul KraushaarOriginal Music Composer

• Eartha KittEartha Kitt
• Ronny GrahamRonny Graham
• Robert ClaryRobert Clary
• Alice GhostleyAlice Ghostley
• June CarrollJune Carroll
• Virginia WilsonVirginia de Luce Clayborn
• Paul LyndePaul Lynde
• Bill MullikinBill Mullikin
• Rosemary O'ReillyRosemary O'Reilly
• Allen ConroyAllen Conroy
• Jimmy RussellJimmy Russell
• George SmileyGeorge Smiley