Jumping for Joy (1956)
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.
- 上映日期
- 1956-01-01
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- 片长（分钟）
- 1小时15分钟
- 类型
- 喜剧
- 导演
- John Paddy Carstairs
演员阵容
- Frankie Howerd — Willie Joy
- 斯坦利·霍洛威 — Captain Jack Montague
- Alfie Bass — Blagg
- 莱昂内尔·杰弗里斯 — Bert Benton
- Susan Beaumont — Susan Storer
- A.E. Matthews — Lord Reginald Cranfield
- Tony Wright — Vincent
- 琼·希克森 — Lady Emily Cranfield
- Terence Longdon — John Wyndham
- Colin Gordon — Max, 1st Commentator
- 理查德·沃蒂斯 — Carruthers
- Danny Green — Plug Ugly
趣闻
- 拍摄地：鬆木製片廠
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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