The Jackpot

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•7.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(19)

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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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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)

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Piano Shopper (uncredited)

Claude Stroud

Claude Stroud

Herman Wertheim (uncredited)

Jerry Hausner

Jerry Hausner

Al Stern (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Watch Buyer (uncredited)

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