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The Gay Dog (1954)

The Gay Dog poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A working man gets a lucky break when his pet turns out to have some surprising talents. This leads to comedic situations with his family and neighbors.

light-heartedwhimsicalplayfulupbeatbreezyearthygood-natured

What happens

The Gay Dog is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins. The screen-play was by Peter Rogers based on the 1952 play of the same title by Joseph Colton; also starring Pickles and Jenkins, it had run at London's Piccadilly Theatre for 276 performances from June 1952 to February 1953. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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