Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy

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

1956 · 75 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

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.

Directed by John Paddy Carstairs · Written by Henry Blyth

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