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.Fleming p.270
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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