New Faces of 1937

New Faces of 1937
Lobby card to New Faces of 1937
Directed byLeigh Jason
James Anderson (assistant)
Written byStory:
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
Irv S. Brecher
Produced byEdward Small
StarringJoe Penner
Milton Berle
Parkyakarkus
Harriet Hilliard
William Brady
Jerome Cowan
Thelma Leeds
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byGeorge Crone
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
RKO Home Video (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
Release date
  • July 2, 1937 (1937-07-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$728,000[1]
Box office$775,000[1]

New Faces of 1937 is a 1937 American musical film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joe Penner, Milton Berle and Harriet Hilliard. Its plot is similar to The Producers (1968). Intended as the first film of an annual RKO Pictures revue series, poor reception ended plans for future productions.

  1. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57