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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog is a 1946 American comedy crime film starring Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn and Margo Woode, and directed by Herbert I. Leeds.[2]
Plot
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. Together with her - who is assigned to the same case he is working on - they are able to bring the Valentine gang of criminals to justice.
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
- Whit Bissell as Chester Frye
References
Bibliography
- Fleming, E.J. Carole Landis: A Tragic Life in Hollywood. McFarland, 2005.
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