New Faces (film)

New Faces (film)
New Faces
Directed by Harry Horner
John Beal (sketches)
Produced by Edward L. Alperson (executive producer)
Edward L. Alperson (producer)
Leonard Sillman (producer)
Berman Swarttz (producer)
Written by Mel Brooks (sketches)
John Cleveland
Luther Davis
Ronny Graham
Paul Lynde
Starring See below
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) 19 February 1954
Running time 98 minutes
99 minutes (USA)
Country  United States
Language English

New Faces is a 1954 American film adaptation of the musical revue New Faces of 1952 directed by Harry Horner and sketches directed by John Beal. Filmed in Cinemascope and Eastmancolor it was released by Twentieth Century Fox on March 6, 1954.

The film is also known as New Faces of 1952.

Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll, Virginia De Luce, Carol Lawrence, Patricia Hammerlee, Paul Lynde, and Bill Millikin reprised their stage roles.

Contents

Plot summary

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 on opening night. A wealthy Texan offers to help out, on the condition that his daughter be in the show.[1]

Cast

Soundtrack

The song order was changed and expanded and some songs were omitted, or had their lyrics updated. The song "Natty Puts her Hair Up" was omitted, however, an abridged version was used as an instrumental in a dance routine. The song "Don't Fall Asleep" was omitted. The song "Love is a Simple thing" omitted the final verse, being the Charles Addams character verse, because it was too outdated. Also, an extra verse was added to "Lizzie Borden". Some of the lines in "Monotonous" were replaced and updated, omitting the line "Ike Likes Me", and being replaced with writing the "Dragnet" theme instead.

  • Company - "Opening" (Music by Ronny Graham, lyrics by Peter DeVries)
  • Eartha Kitt - "C'est si bon" (Music by Henri Betti, lyrics by André Hornez)
  • Virginia Wilson - "He Takes Me off His Income Tax" (Music by Arthur Siegel, lyrics by June Carroll)
  • Robert Clary, Carol Lawrence, Virginia Wilson , Patricia Hammerlee and Bill Mullikin - "Lucky Pierre" (Music and lyrics by Ronny Graham)
  • June Carroll and Company - "Penny Candy" (Music by Arthur Siegel, lyrics by June Carroll)
  • Alice Ghostley - "Boston Beguine" (Music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick)
  • Rosemary O'Reilly, Robert Clary and Eartha Kitt - "Love Is a Simple Thing" (Music by Arthur Siegel, lyrics by June Carroll)
  • June Carroll and Alice Ghostley - "Time for Tea" (Music by Arthur Siegel, lyrics by June Carroll)
  • Robert Clary, Carol Lawrence, Virginia Wilson , and Patricia Hammerlee - "Alouette" (Traditional)
  • Eartha Kitt - "Santa Baby" (Music by Philip Springer, lyrics by Joan Javits and Tony Springer)
  • Ronny Graham and Alice Ghostley - "Waltzing in Venice / Take off the Mask" (Music and lyrics by Ronny Graham)
  • Robert Clary - "Raining Memories" (Music and lyrics by Ronny Graham)
  • Eartha Kitt - "Uska Dara" (Traditional)
  • Robert Clary - "I'm in Love with Miss Logan" (Music and lyrics by Ronny Graham)
  • Company - "Lizzie Borden (song)" (Music and lyrics by Michael Brown)
  • Eartha Kitt and Robert Clary - "Bal Petit Bal" (Music and lyrics by Francis Lemarque)
  • Eartha Kitt - "Monotonous" (Music by Arthur Siegel, lyrics by June Carroll)
  • "Crazy, Man!" (Lynde, Graham)[citation needed]
  • "Convention Bound" (Graham)[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Plot and production information, 'New Faces' tcm.com, accessed August 11, 2009

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