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Coronet Films. Title: The Gay Dog. Summary: Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against. Directed by: Maurice Elvey. Actors: Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark, Megs Jenkins. Production Company: Coronet Films. Release Date: June 1954 (UK) Aspect ...
A guide to The Gay Dog, the 1954 film. Comedy film about a northern miner and his greyhound racing obsession.
The Gay Dog is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins. 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). The film was based on a play by Joseph Colton; also starring Pickles and Jenkins, it had run at London's Piccadilly ...
The Gay Dog plot. A miner, Jim Gay, owns a greyhound named 'Raving Beauty', who has been very successful at races at the local stadium Rodney Park. Unfortunately, his bets on the dog don't make him much money these days. Jim therefore decides to come up with a plan to improve the starting chances.
He takes a bath with Lulu and in the evening flirts with the hotel receptionist. Lulu suddenly breaks free and attacks the Muslim doctor, Al-Farid, though fortunately, thanks to her muzzle, she cannot harm him. When Briggs tries to catch her, he trips, revealing that his eyesight is actually fine. He is arrested and Lulu is confiscated.
10. Feb. 2022 · One conservative critic has already accused The Power of the Dog of being some kind of homophobic “gotcha” about gay cowboys and the tropes that surround them. In fact, what is so notable about her film and its source material — a novel by Thomas Savage, an openly queer man — is that it never pulls the rug out from under the viewer.
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.
