It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Directed by	Herbert I. Leeds
Written by	Edwin Lanham Eugene Ling Frank Gabrielson
Produced by	William Girard
Starring	Carole Landis Allyn Joslyn Margo Woode Harry Morgan
Cinematography	Glen MacWilliams
Edited by	Robert Fritch
Music by	David Buttolph
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 26, 1946 (1946-08-26)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$800,000

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.

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog at IMDb