Movie: Jumping for Joy

Top 10 Billed Cast

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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1956-01-01

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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