It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946 · 70 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A pretty blonde with a Doberman pinscher walks into a bar on April Fool's Day and asks for a bag of bones. Thus begins a merry chase in which a newspaper reporter, a drunken policeman and a hand-painted necktie help locate the missing witness in a criminal investigation.

Directed by Herbert I. Leeds · Written by Eugene Ling

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Cast

Carole Landis Julia Andrews
Allyn Joslyn Henry Barton
Margo Woode Olive Stone
Harry Morgan Gus Rivers
Reed Hadley Mike Valentine
Jean Wallace Bess Williams
Roy Roberts "Mitch" Mitchell
John Ireland Benny Smith
Whit Bissell Chester Frye (uncredited)
Tom Dugan Cab Driver (uncredited)

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