If a man works like a horse for his money, there are a lot of girls anxious to take him down the bridal path.

He eventually began performing dramatic roles. "
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Allen appeared in several other dramatic productions including Mister Jerico The Ballad of Billie Blue and segment of Rod Serling's Night Gallery. It was during this time that he became part of the comedy team of Allen & Rossi with Steve Rossi. During the 1950s Allen worked as an opening act for stars such as Sarah Vaughan Eydie Gorme and Nat King Cole.