| Dogpound Shuffle | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Bloom |
| Screenplay by | Jeffrey Bloom |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Bloom Elliott Kastner |
| Starring | David Soul Ron Moody Pamela McMyler Ray Stricklyn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1975 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Dogpound Shuffle (also known as Spot) is a 1975 comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Soul and Ron Moody. [1] [2]
Two drifters, a former vaudeville dancer and a boxer, bond with a stray dog. When their dog is accidentally impounded, they form a song-and-dance act to raise money for the dog's release.
The film was financed by Lew Grade because he felt it had a possibility for a TV series. [3] Grade never made a TV series based on the film, but because so little money was involved, he said he did not lose money on it. [3]
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