Friday, December 9, 2011

New Faces
(aka New Faces of 1954, aka New Faces of 1952)
Alson Productions / 20th Century-Fox, 1954, Color, 98 minutes, *** Released March, 1954
This is a movie adaptation of the Broadway show "New Faces of 1952." Some of the material from the Broadway show did not make it to the screen in order to make room for a paper-thin plot that was added to what was originally simply a revue. It might have been better left as a revue, but in any event, it is great to see the likes of Eartha Kitt and other great singers and dancers that are not easy to find on video. There are a lot of great musical numbers in the film!
Producer: Edward L. Alperson Co-Producer: Berman Swarttz Associate Producer: Leonard Sillman Director: Harry Horner Sketch Director: John Beal Devised and Staged by: John Murray Anderson Sketches Mostly by: Ronny Graham and Melvin Brooks Additional Sketches by: Paul Lynde, Luther Davis, John Cleveland Photographed from the Broadway Production of "Leonard Sillman's New Faces" Words and Music Mostly by: Ronny Graham, Arthur Siegel, June Carroll, Sheldon Harnick, and Michael Brown Additional Words and Music: Murray Grand, Ellisse Boyd, Alan Melville, Herbert Ferjeon, Frances LeMarque, Pater DeVries Musical Direction: Raoul Kraushaar Photography and Staging of Musical Numbers: Richard Barstow Scenery: Raoul Pene DeBois Make-up: Abe Haberman Hairdresser: Gale Roe Mens' Wardrobe: Tommy Thompson Womens' Wardrobe: Selma Hilborn Costumes: Thomas Becker Eartha Kitt's Wardrobe: Norma Photographed in Color by: Lucien Ballard Color Consultant: Clifford D. Shank Filmed in Cinemascope Editorial Supervision: Ace Herman
Cast: Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll, George Smiley, Virginia De Luce, Polly Ward, Paul Lynde, Carol Lawrence, Bill Mullikin, Johnny Laverty, Rosemary O'Reilly, Elizabeth Logue, Allen Conroy, Faith Burwell, Jimmy Russell, Clark Ranger, Patricia Hammerlee, [Themselves]
 Program: [0:00] Opening; [0:03] New Faces (sung by Chorus); [0:04] C'est si bon (sung by Eartha Kitt); [0:06] He Takes Me Off His Income Tax (sung by Virginia De Luce - she keeps trying to complete the number throughout the film); [0:07] Meet the Senate (comedy skit with Paul Lynde as moderator); [0:11] Lucky Pierre (sung and danced by Robert Clary and Chorus Girls); [0:15] Penny Candy (sung by June Carroll, sung and danced by Chorus); [0:20] Boston Beguine (sung by Alice Ghostley); [0:24] Love Is a Simple Thing (sung by Virginia De Luce, Robert Clary and Earha Kitt, danced by Chorus); [0:31] Book review sketch; [0:34] Time for Tea (sung by June Carroll and Alice Ghostley); [0:40] Alouette (sung by Robert Clary and Chorus Girls); [0:42] Santa Baby (sung by Eartha Kitt); [0:45] Waltzing in Venice (Take Off the Mask) (introduced by Paul Lynde, sung and danced by Ronny Graham, Alice Ghostley and Chorus); [0:50] Nancy Puts Her Hair Up (?) (instrumental danced by Mixed Chorus); [0:55] Mr. Canker in Darkest Africa (comedy routine by Paul Lynde); [1:01] Raining Memories (sung by Robert Clary); [1:02] Snake charmer dance (comedy sketch); [1:05] Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale) (sung by Eartha Kitt); [1:07] I'm in Love with Miss Logan (sung by Robert Clary); [1:12] Harry the Heel (comedy skit by Paul Lynde, Alice Ghostley and Ronny Graham); [1:20] Lizzy Borden (sung and danced by the Company); [1:25] Bal Petit Bal (sung by Eartha Kitt); [1:29] Monotonous (sung and danced by Eartha Kitt); [1:35] New Faces (sung by Chorus)

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