The Gay Dog

The Gay Dog (1954)

Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.

Date of release
1954-06-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Maurice Elvey

Casting

Interesting facts

The Gay Dog is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins. The screen-play was by Peter Rogers based on the 1952 play of the same title by Joseph Colton; also starring Pickles and Jenkins, it had run at London's Piccadilly Theatre for 276 performances from June 1952 to February 1953.

Production

The film was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. It features Petula Clark singing "A Long Way to Go", written by Joe Henderson and Leslie Clark (Petula's father).

The greyhound racing scenes were shot mainly at Belmont Stadium in Durham, an independent track (unaffiliated to a governing body). However the final race actually shows the greyhounds racing around two different tracks, Belmont and a much larger unidentified stadium (possibly New Cross). The portrayal of 1950s independent greyhound racing is reasonably accurate.

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