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1956

Jumping for Joy

Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Willie Joy gets mixed up in the shady world of dog racing

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.

Duration

1h 15m

Released

January 1, 1956

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Cast18

  • Frankie Howerd
  • Stanley Holloway
  • Alfie Bass
  • Lionel Jeffries
  • Susan Beaumont
  • A.E. Matthews
  • Tony Wright
  • Joan Hickson
  • Terence Longdon

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