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Hollywood. Each episode became a self-contained dramatic story that featured Pinza and guest stars. The musical element was provided by "appropriate songs woven into the general plot line". The new version was produced and written by Ted Mills. Sidney Smith was the director.
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noted Pinza's singing talent ("Let the man sing — he's marvelous at it.") but wrote that when episodes were built around Pinza as an actor, they were undermined by "this fellow's complete ineptness as an actor." Dwight Newton, writing in the
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