New Faces of 1937
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New Faces of 1937, aka Young People (USA - working title) is a black and white 1937 American musical film.
Cast
- Joe PennerJoe PennerJoe Penner was an American 1930s-era vaudeville, radio and film comedian. He was an ethnic Hungarian born as József Pintér in Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary...
- Seymore Seymore - Milton BerleMilton BerleMilton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
- Wallington 'Wally' Wedge - Harry ParkeHarry ParkeHarry Einstein was an American comedian and writer, usually known by the name Harry Parke, but who was variously credited as Harry Einstein, Harold Einstein, Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein, Parkyakarkus and Parkyarkarkus...
- Parkyakarkus 'Parky' (as Parkyakarkus) - Harriet Hilliard - Patricia 'Pat' Harrington
- William BradyWilliam BradyWilliam Otterwell Ignatius Brady was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux Falls and Archbishop of Saint Paul .-Biography:...
- James 'Jimmy' Thompson - Jerome CowanJerome CowanJerome Palmer Cowan was an American film and television actor. At eighteen he joined a travelling stock company, shortly afterwards enlisting in the navy in World War I. After the war he returned to the stage and became a vaudeville headliner, then gained success on the New York stage...
- Robert Hunt - Thelma LeedsThelma LeedsThelma Leeds , also known as Thelma Bernstein, was an American actress.-Life and career:...
- Elaine Dorset - Lorraine Krueger - Suzy
- Tommy Mack - Judge Hugo Straight, Conductor
- Bert GordonBert GordonBert Gordon was an American comedian and voice actor. His birth name was Barney Gorodetsky. He appeared in many roles over his lengthy career and was known by the moniker "the Mad Russian"....
- Count Mischa Moody - Patricia WilderPatricia WilderPatricia 'Honeychile' Wilder was an American film actress of the late 1930s.Born in Macon, Georgia, Wilder had made her way to Hollywood via New York City by the mid-1930s to pursue a career in acting. She had first worked as a showgirl for Bob Hope while in New York City, in the Palace Theater...
- Pat, Hunt's Secretary - Richard Lane - Harry Barnes, Broker
- Dudley Clements - Plunkett, Stage Manager
- William Corson - Assistant Stage Manager
- George RosenerGeorge RosenerGeorge Michael Rosener wrote and acted in the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace. -Career:...
- Peter, Stage Doorman - Dewey Robinson - Joe Guzzola
- Harry C. BradleyHarry C. BradleyHarry C. Bradley was an American painter of pin-up art.Not much is known about Bradley. He was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based artist working in the 1940s and 1950s. He painted one of the most successful and enduring pin-up images of all time, Sitting Pretty, for Joseph C. Hoover and Sons of...
- Count Moody's Secretary
Soundtrack
- "New Faces"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- Music by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Lew Brown
- Sung by Harriet Hilliard and William Brady
- "Love Is Never Out of Season"
- 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"
- Written by Joe Penner and Hal Raynor
- Sung and danced by Joe Penner in the show
- "Peckin'"
- 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)"
- from "Lohengrin"
- Music by Richard Wagner
- Swing version in the song "Peckin'"
- "The Wedding March"
- 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 New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- New Faces of 1937 at Answers.comAnswers.comAnswers.com is an Internet-based knowledge exchange, which includes WikiAnswers, ReferenceAnswers, VideoAnswers, and five international language Q&A communities. The Answers.com domain name was purchased by Bill Gross and Henrik Jones at idealab in 1996. The domain name was acquired by NetShepard...
- New Faces of 1937 at Flixter
- "Wanna Buy a Duck?" New Faces of 1937, by Craig Hodgkins