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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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Eartha KittEartha Kitt -
Ronny GrahamRonny Graham -
Robert ClaryRobert Clary -
Alice GhostleyAlice Ghostley -
June CarrollJune Carroll -
Virginia WilsonVirginia de Luce Clayborn
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Paul LyndePaul Lynde -
Bill MullikinBill Mullikin -
Rosemary O'ReillyRosemary O'Reilly
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Allen ConroyAllen Conroy
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Jimmy RussellJimmy Russell
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George SmileyGeorge Smiley
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Polly WardPolly Ward -
Carol LawrenceCarol Lawrence -
Johnny LavertyJohnny Laverty
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Elizabeth LogueElizabeth Logue
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Faith BurwellFaith Burwell
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Clark RangerClark Ranger
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Patricia HammerleePatricia Hammerlee
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Henry KulkyMr. Dee (uncredited)
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