Jumping for Joy
1956, English. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John Paddy CarstairsDirector
- Frankie HowerdWillie Joy
- Stanley HollowayCaptain Jack Montague
- Alfie BassBlagg
- Lionel JeffriesBert Benton
- Susan BeaumontSusan Storer
- A.E. MatthewsLord Reginald Cranfield
- Tony WrightVincent
- Joan HicksonLady Emily Cranfield
- Terence LongdonJohn Wyndham
- Colin GordonMax, 1st Commentator
- Richard WattisCarruthers
- Danny GreenPlug Ugly
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1956
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Henry Blyth, Jack Davies
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Jumping for Joy runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Who directed Jumping for Joy?
Jumping for Joy (1956) was directed by John Paddy Carstairs and stars Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Alfie Bass.