This production of "Fanny" began as a hit Broadway musical in 1954, with the libretto co-authored by
Joshua Logan, who also directed the show, which starred
Ezio Pinza, in his last stage role before his death, as Cesar,
Walter Slezak as Panisse, and
Florence Henderson as Fanny. When the musical was filmed, Logan stayed on as director, and the film was faithful to the show, except for the fact that Logan dropped all of the songs and simply used them as background scoring.
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