
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945, English. Directed by Hal Yates.
Leon suspects something between his wife (Dorothy Granger) - talk about the pot calling the kettle black - and the milkman, who are actually talking about getting rid of the dog. Leon hires a detective. An escaped convict enters the house, knocks out Leon and ties him up in a sheet. The milkman picks up the sheet thinking it is the dog. Mrs. Errol realizes the mistake just before Leon is dropped off the pier.
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- 0h 17m
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 June 1945. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, try Adventures in Public School, Mr. Bones, Held Up.
Who directed It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog?
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1945) was directed by Hal Yates and stars Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Emory Parnell.