In the Doghouse (film)

In the Doghouse is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Leslie Phillips and Peggy Cummins.[2] Shot in black-and-white, the film was based on the bestselling novel It's a Vet's Life by Alex Duncan.[3]

In the Doghouse
British quad poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed byDarcy Conyers
Produced byEarl St. John
Written byMichael Pertwee
Based onIt's a Vet's Life by Alex Duncan
StarringLeslie Phillips
Peggy Cummins
Hattie Jacques
James Booth
Music byPhilip Green
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byRoger Cherrill
Production
company
Release date
1962
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The title refers to the British expression of a person being "in the doghouse" when a person is ostracised usually relating to a husband for domestic bad behaviour, and usually used in the third person i.e "hi is in the doghouse because... "

Plot

A newly qualified vet (Leslie Philips) with a heart of gold takes over an old practice and becomes rivals with another vet. He keeps a chimpanzee in the surgery.

The overarching plot revolves around trying to prevent a consignment of horses being sent to France as meat by a Mr Peddle aided by Skeffington.

Near the end of the film a lion escapes into a crowded pet show filled with a variety of both pets and people.

The three main heroes try to sabotage the shipment of horses but end up tied in the back of the lorry with the horses. The chimpanzee unties them.

They then chase Peddle and Skeffington on the rescued horses. This gets in the newspapers.

The vet is then called to Buckingham Palace to treat the corgis.

Cast

Critical reception

The Radio Times wrote "...makes a fine comic vehicle for Leslie Phillips, who has to resort to his trademark charm to atone for his misadventures as he begins life as a qualified vet (after spending years trying to pass his final exams. However, he also gets to reveal an unexpected action-man side as he thwarts a horse-smuggling ring. ... Despite booming support from Hattie Jacques, this patchy film is perhaps most significant for bringing down the curtain on the career of Peggy Cummins, who made her first film in 1940 at the age of 15."[4]

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