Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy (1956)

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

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.

Date of release
1956-01-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Comedy
Director
John Paddy Carstairs

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

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 was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies. It tells of the comic adventures of an ex-worker at a greyhound racing track.

Production

In June 1955 it was announced producer Raymond Stross had signed Frankie Howerd to a six picture contract, of which Jumping for Joy was to be the first. "I see Howerd as a young English Fernandel," said Stross. Howerd subsequently made A Touch of the Sun (1956) for Raymond Stross, although that was not made through the Rank Organisation.

The film was reported to have been specifically written for Howerd. However the film had been originally offered to Tony Hancock who turned it down (he had also turned down The Big Money.) It was one of several attempts by Rank to find a comedian to match the success of Norman Wisdom.

Filming took place at Pinewood in September 1955.

Lindy Lou was actually a racing greyhound called Moyshna Queen from Wandsworth Stadium.

Tony Wright's performance led to him being offered a contract at Rank. Another Rank contract player was Susan Beaumont.

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