Movie
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Willie Joy gets mixed up in the shady world of dog racing
Comedy
Story
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.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs Starring: Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Alfie Bass, Lionel Jeffries
Jumping for Joy Cast
- Frankie Howerd as Willie Joy
- Stanley Holloway as Captain Jack Montague
- Alfie Bass as Blagg
- Lionel Jeffries as Bert Benton
- Susan Beaumont as Susan Storer
- A.E. Matthews as Lord Reginald Cranfield
- Tony Wright as Vincent
- Joan Hickson as Lady Emily Cranfield
- Terence Longdon as John Wyndham
- Colin Gordon as Max, 1st Commentator
- Richard Wattis as Carruthers
- Danny Green as Plug Ugly