Comedy · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 25m

The Jackpot

The Jackpot poster
Director
Walter Lang
Cast
James Stewart as Bill Lawrence Barbara Hale as Amy Lawrence James Gleason as Harry Summers Fred Clark as Andrew Woodruff Alan Mowbray as Leslie Patricia Medina as Hilda Jones
Crew
Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. — Editor Lionel Newman — Original Music Composer Phoebe Ephron — Screenplay Henry Ephron — Screenplay John McNulty — Story
Tagline

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!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
radiotaxesquiz
Key Collaborators
Walter Lang Director Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. Editor Lionel Newman Original Music Composer Phoebe Ephron Screenplay Henry Ephron Screenplay John McNulty Story Samuel G. Engel Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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