It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog is a 1946 American comedy crime film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn and Margo Woode.^[1]

Synopsis

After returning from World War II, a journalist is assigned by his newspaper to be science editor when he wishes to be restored to his old job as a crime reporter. While drowning his sorrows in a bar, he sees what he believes to be a hold-up involving a beautiful young woman and her dog. He triggers a major manhunt after calling in the story to his newsdesk, before realizing that the woman is both innocent and a serving member of the police. With her assistance he is later able to bring a real gang of criminals to justice.

Partial cast

• Carole Landis as Julia Andrews
• Allyn Joslyn as Henry Barton
• Margo Woode as Olive Stone
• Harry Morgan as Gus Rivers
• Reed Hadley as Mike Valentine
• Jean Wallace as Bess Williams
• Roy Roberts as 'Mitch' Mitchell
• John Ireland as Benny Smith
• John Alexander as Joe Parelli

Reception

Paul Mavis, reviewing the Fox Cinema Archives 2014 DVD release of It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, wrote, "Expert silliness. With an amusingly sardonic script, sharp one-liners, a breathless plot, and solid performers anchored by gifted, hilarious Allyn Joslyn, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog is one little B comedy gem that any fan of the genre will want to seek out."^[2]

References

1. ↑ Fleming p.270
2. ↑ http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67462/it-shouldnt-happen-to-a-dog-fox-cinema-archives/?___rd=1

Bibliography

• Fleming, E.J. Carole Landis: A Tragic Life in Hollywood. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog at the Internet Movie Database