Jumping for Joy (1956)
1h 15m
Running Time
January 1, 1956Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Frankie Howerd
Willie Joy
Alfie Bass
Blagg
Stanley Holloway
Captain Jack Montague
Lionel Jeffries
Bert Benton
A.E. Matthews
Lord Reginald Cranfield
Susan Beaumont
Susan Storer
Tony Wright
Vincent
John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Henry Blyth
Writer
Tony Wright
Vincent
Joan Hickson
Lady Emily Cranfield
Jack Davies
Writer
Terence Longdon
John Wyndham
Raymond Stross
Producer
Larry Adler
Composer
Larry Adler
Composer
Colin Gordon
Max, 1st Commentator
Richard Wattis
Carruthers
Jack E. Cox
Cinematographer
Danny Green
Plug Ugly
Barbara Archer
Marlene
William Kendall
Blenkinsop
Ewen Solon
Haines
Reginald Beckwith
Smithers
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Jumping for Joy is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. It tells of the comic adventures of an ex-worker at a greyhound racing track.