The Jackpot

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The Jackpot

"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!"

1950

1h 25m

7.0(20 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

James Stewart

Bill Lawrence

Barbara Hale

Amy Lawrence

James Gleason

Harry Summers

Fred Clark

Andrew Woodruff

Alan Mowbray

Leslie

Patricia Medina

Hilda Jones

Natalie Wood

Phyllis Lawrence

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Lawrence

Robert Gist

Pete Spooner

Lyle Talbot

Fred Burns

Creative team

Directed by: Walter Lang
Written by: John McNulty
Phoebe Ephron
Produced by: Samuel G. Engel

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