The Jackpot (1950)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 85 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Walter Lang
Stars: James Stewart, Barbara Hale and Natalie Wood
IMDb score:
6,6 (1.507)
Releasedate: 1 November 1950
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Jackpot plot
"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 many awards on a radio show and is the king too rich. The joy is short-lived because when the tax comes knocking, he has to sell all the prizes.
Actors and actresses
William J. 'Bill' Lawrence
Amy Lawrence
Harry Summers
Mr. Andrew J. Woodruff
Leslie
Hildegarde Jonet / Hilda Jones
Phyllis Lawrence
Tommy Lawrence
Pete Spooner
Fred Burns
Reviews & comments
Roger Thornhill
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- 6195 messages
- 2546 votes
A nice comedy in which the slightly absurd Catch-22 situation means I don't have to identify too much with the bitter financial predicament the Lawrences find themselves in. The film occasionally reminded me of Mr. Blandings builds his dream house with Cary Grant from two years earlier, and Grant could actually have played the lead role in The jackpot, although that's hard to imagine now because James Stewart has made the role so much his own. Alan Mowbray has a nice supporting role as the chic interior designer, and as Stewart's daughter we see Natalie Wood before she became dazzlingly beautiful.
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