The Gay Dog

The Gay Dog
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Produced by Ernest Gartside
Written by Peter Rogers
Joseph Colton (play)
Starring Wilfred Pickles
Petula Clark
Megs Jenkins
Music by Edwin Astley
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Stanley Willis
Production
company
Distributed by Eros Films (UK)
Release dates
  • June 1954 (1954-06)
Running time
87 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Gay Dog is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins.[1] It was filmed at Southall Studios, and features Petula Clark singing "A Long Way to Go", written by Joe Henderson and Leslie Clark (Petula's father).[2]

Plot

A miner, Jim Gay, owns a greyhound, "Raving Beauty", which has been very successful in races at the local stadium. But his bets on the dog are not winning him much money, so Gay hits upon a plan to lengthen its starting odds and clean up at the bookies. Putting the plan into practice is no easy task, especially as he is also intent on marrying off his daughter to his young friend and fellow miner.[3][4]

Cast

Critical reception

References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | The GAY DOG (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Gay Dog". Petulaclark.net. 1954-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  3. "The Gay Dog (1954) - Reader's Digest Shop". Shop.readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  4. "The Gay Dog (1954) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. "The Gay Dog Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.


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