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The Jackpot

The Jackpot
★ 7.0/10•1950•1h 25m•NR•Comedy

He had a wife, two kids, a home of his own, a job with a future and then POOR JIMMY WON THE $24,000 RADIO JACKPOT!

Bill Lawrence wins a bevy of prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them in order to pay the taxes incurred.

Walter Lang · Director

Phoebe Ephron · Screenplay

Henry Ephron · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 1, 1950

Actors

James Stewart

James Stewart

Bill Lawrence

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Amy Lawrence

James Gleason

James Gleason

Harry Summers

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Andrew Woodruff

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Leslie

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Hilda Jones

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Phyllis Lawrence

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Lawrence

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Pete Spooner

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Fred Burns

Marjorie Holliday

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Harry Hines

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Saleslady (uncredited)

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Pritchett (uncredited)

John Qualen

John Qualen

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

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