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New Faces of 1937
Lobby card to New Faces of 1937Directed by Leigh Jason Produced by Edward Small Written by Story:
George Bradshaw
("Shoestring")
Sketch:
David Freedman
("A Day at the Brokers")
Adaptation:
Harold Kussell
Harry Clork
Howard J. Green
Screenplay:
Nat Perrin
Philip G. Epstein
Irving BrecherStarring Joe Penner
Milton Berle
Harry Parke
Harriet Hilliard
William Brady
Jerome Cowan
Thelma Leeds
Lorraine KruegerMusic by Roy Webb Cinematography J. Roy Hunt Editing by George Crone Studio Edward Small Productions for RKO Radio Pictures Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
RKO Home Video (USA) (video) (laserdisc)Release date(s) USA:
2 July 1937Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English New Faces of 1937, aka Young People (USA - working title) is a black and white 1937 American musical film.
Cast
- Joe Penner - Seymore Seymore
- Milton Berle - Wallington 'Wally' Wedge
- Harry Parke - Parkyakarkus 'Parky' (as Parkyakarkus)
- Harriet Hilliard - Patricia 'Pat' Harrington
- William Brady - James 'Jimmy' Thompson
- Jerome Cowan - Robert Hunt
- Thelma Leeds - Elaine Dorset
- Lorraine Krueger - Suzy
- Tommy Mack - Judge Hugo Straight, Conductor
- Bert Gordon - Count Mischa Moody
- Patricia Wilder - Pat, Hunt's Secretary
- Richard Lane - Harry Barnes, Broker
- Dudley Clements - Plunkett, Stage Manager
- William Corson - Assistant Stage Manager
- George Rosener - Peter, Stage Doorman
- Dewey Robinson - Joe Guzzola
- Harry C. Bradley - Count Moody's Secretary
Soundtrack
- "New Faces"
- (1937)
- Music and Lyrics by Charles Henderson
- Played during the opening credits
- Sung and danced by showgirls (including The Brian Sisters) and showboys to open the final show
- Danced by Ann Miller
- Sung by Harriet Hilliard and showgirls
- "The Widow in Lace"
- (1937)
- Music by Harold Spina
- Lyrics by Walter Bullock
- Sung by Thelma Leeds and showgirls at rehearsal
- Played and danced by unidentified children, probably The Loria Brothers
- "Our Penthouse on Third Avenue"
- (1937)
- Music by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Lew Brown
- Played on piano by Harriet Hilliard and sung by her and William Brady
- "It Goes to Your Feet"
- (1937)
- Music by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Lew Brown
- Played and sung by Eddie Rio and Brothers
- Danced by Lowe, Henry Hite and Stanley and Lorraine Krueger
- "If I Didn't Have You"
- (1937)
- Music by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Lew Brown
- Sung by Harriet Hilliard and William Brady
- "Love Is Never Out of Season"
- (1937)
- Music by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Lew Brown
- Sung by William Brady and danced by Harriet Hilliard and male chorus
- "When the Berry Blossoms Bloom"
- (1937)
- Written by Joe Penner and Hal Raynor
- Sung and danced by Joe Penner in the show
- "Peckin'"
- (1936)
- Music and Lyrics by Ben Pollack and Harry James
- Additional lyrics by Eddie Cherkose (1937)
- Sung and danced by The Three Chocolateers, The Four Playboys and chorus in the big finale in the show
- "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)"
- (uncredited)
- from "Lohengrin"
- Music by Richard Wagner
- Swing version in the song "Peckin'"
- "The Wedding March"
- (uncredited)
- from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
- Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- Swing version in the song "Peckin'"
External links
- New Faces of 1937 at the Internet Movie Database
- New Faces of 1937 at The New York Times
- New Faces of 1937 at Answers.com
- New Faces of 1937 at Flixter
- New Faces of 1937 at the TCM Movie Database
- "Wanna Buy a Duck?" New Faces of 1937, by Craig Hodgkins
Categories:- English-language films
- 1937 films
- 1930s musical films
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