The U.S. national tour opened in the summer of 1949, after the Broadway closing, with Joey Faye as Harrison Floy and Jack Whiting as Papa Longstreet.

Joey Faye (12 July 1909-26 April 1997) was a comedian and actor who was born Joseph Antony Palladino in New York City.

Joey Faye died of a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey on April 26, 1997.

The show starred Mickey Deems and Joey Faye, and was produced by Trans-Lux Television in New York.

In 1950 he appeared on the short-lived CBS variety show Joey Faye's Frolics.

Performers: Clive Baldwin, Joey Faye, Angela Lansbury, Alexis Smith.

Did you hear the one about Jerome Robbins and the comedian Joey Faye?

The film also stars Rose Marie, Danny Scholl, Judy Lynn, Jack Albertson and Joey Faye.

Joey Faye (1909-1997)

Danny Thomas and Joey Faye reprised the routine in Season 8, episode 20 ("Good Old Burlesque") of the Danny Thomas Show.