Greyhounds
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At 10pm tonight a comedy Jumping For Joy(1956)
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. The greyhound in the film called Lindy Lou was actually a racing greyhound called Moyshna Queen from Wandsworth Stadium.
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
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. The greyhound in the film called Lindy Lou was actually a racing greyhound called Moyshna Queen from Wandsworth Stadium.
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
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Silly, but intriguing
Willie Joy buys a dog to make his girl happy; it's a greyhound whose owner doesn't want it because it's no good on the track anymore. He ends up being kicked out of his house and living with a punter in his train, who hatches an elaborate money making scheme. But in amongst this, Willie's dog gets well again and he starts training it for the races, and he somehow ends up mixed up with a whole lot of crooked gangsters and a dog doping ring! Movie is definitely funny - don't miss a minute of the blind old lady who mistakes Willie for "Percy", and can't drive unless someone else is in the car to let her know when another car might be in her way.. 9/10 - watch it if you can! |
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Takes our mind off things for a while anyway.
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Was down Pelaw Sparrow , Couple hundred down there All dog people , Like stepping back in time when I go there
 Cracking night out No 6 packers roaring and shouting , well until i have had a few pints that is  |
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Never been there case, but Kinsley is bad enough although once again the food is good at Kinsley.
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Pelaw and Kinsley are a blast from the past for me. Some great memories.Packed the flapping game in
about 25 years ago .Others i used to attend were .Spennymoor, Hartlepool, Wheatly Hill and Easington. Some great nights.  |