CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 15m

Jumping for Joy

Willie Joy gets mixed up in the shady world of dog racing

67%(3)IMDbComedy

At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's not too healthy either. While getting the dog back in shape, Willy crosses paths with a gang of crooks who's specialty is fixing the races with doped dogs.

Directed byJohn Paddy Carstairs

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1956
Studios
The Rank Organisation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

Willie Joy

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Captain Jack Montague

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Blagg

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Bert Benton

Susan Beaumont

Susan Beaumont

Susan Storer

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Lord Reginald Cranfield

Tony Wright

Tony Wright

Vincent

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Lady Emily Cranfield

Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon

John Wyndham

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Max, 1st Commentator

Creative team
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs
Written by
Henry Blyth
Jack Davies
Produced by
Raymond Stross

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