Jumping for Joy
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.
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by | Raymond Stross |
| Written by | Henry Blyth Jack Davies |
| Starring | Frankie Howerd Stanley Holloway Joan Hickson Lionel Jeffries |
| Music by | Larry Adler |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | John D. Guthridge |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
Release date | 1956 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
A man buys a greyhound and enters it in a major race, but discovers the dog has one paw in the grave. As our hero nurses the pooch back to health, he also gets mixed up with criminals who want to fix the race by doping dogs.[1][2] The greyhound in the film called Lindy Lou was actually a racing greyhound called Moyshna Queen from Wandsworth Stadium.[3]
Cast
- Frankie Howerd as Willie Joy
- Stanley Holloway as Captain Jack Montague
- A. E. Matthews as Lord Reginald Cranfield
- Tony Wright as Vincent
- Alfie Bass as Blagg
- Joan Hickson as Lady Emily Cranfield
- Lionel Jeffries as Bert Benton
- Susan Beaumont as Susan Storer
- Terence Longdon as John Wyndham
- Colin Gordon as Max, the commentator
- Richard Wattis as Carruthers
- Danny Green as Plug Ugly
- Barbara Archer as Marlene
- William Kendall as Blenkinsop
- Ewen Solon as Haines
- Reginald Beckwith as Smithers
- Charles Hawtrey as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Critical reception
Halliwell's Film and Video Guide 2000 describes the film as a "totally predictable star comedy which needs livening up"[4] and the Time Out Film Guide 2009 describes the film as "lame".[5] While TV Guide called the film a "Sporadically funny comedy".[6]
Musical score
The New York Times noted, "the delightful harmonica score in Jumping for Joy is provided by American expatriate Larry Adler".[7]
References
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | JUMPING FOR JOY (1956)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "Jumping-for-Joy - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- John Walker (ed.) Halliwell's Film and Video Guide, London: HarperCollins, 1999, p.443
- John Pym (ed.) Time Out Film Guide 2009, LOndon: Ebury: 2008, p.552
- "Jumping For Joy Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "Jumping-for-Joy - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.