Jumping for Joy
Willie Joy gets mixed up in the shady world of dog racing
1956 | 75m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
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| Writer: | Jack Davies, Henry Blyth |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jan 01, 1956 |
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| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Writer: | Jack Davies, Henry Blyth |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | gambling, dog racing |
| Production Companies | The Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Howerd | Willie Joy |
| Stanley Holloway | Captain Jack Montague |
| Alfie Bass | Blagg |
| Lionel Jeffries | Bert Benton |
| Susan Beaumont | Susan Storer |
| A.E. Matthews | Lord Reginald Cranfield |
| Tony Wright | Vincent |
| Joan Hickson | Lady Emily Cranfield |
| Terence Longdon | John Wyndham |
| Colin Gordon | Max, 1st Commentator |
| Richard Wattis | Carruthers |
| Danny Green | Plug Ugly |
| Barbara Archer | Marlene |
| William Kendall | Blenkinsop |
| Ewen Solon | Haines |
| Reginald Beckwith | Smithers |
| Philip Stewart | Dog Track Crowd |
| Alf Dean |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack E. Cox | Cinematography |
| John D. Guthridge | Editor |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist |
| Michael Stringer | Art Direction |
| Jim Groom | Sound Editor |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Kathleen Hosgood | Continuity |
| Jack Davies | Writer |
| Henry Blyth | Writer |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Joan Ellacott | Costume Designer |
| John Dennis | Sound Recordist |
| James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Jack Swinburne | Production Manager |
| John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
| Larry Adler | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Asher | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Raymond Stross | Producer |
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
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