The Jackpot Trailer

The Jackpot Trailer (1950)

"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!" 01 November 1950 Comedy 85 mins

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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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

Natalie Wood

as Phyllis Lawrence

Tommy Rettig

as Tommy Lawrence

Robert Gist

as Pete Spooner

Lyle Talbot

as Fred Burns

Marjorie Holliday

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

Harry Hines

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

as Saleslady (uncredited)

Andrew Tombes

as Pritchett (uncredited)

John Qualen

as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Crew

Joseph C. Wright

Joseph C. Wright Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction

Lionel Newman

Original Music Composer

Joseph LaShelle

Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography

Thomas Little

Thomas Little Set Decoration

Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen Special Effects

Stuart A. Reiss

Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration

Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen Orchestrator

Edward Stevenson

Edward Stevenson Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye Makeup Artist

Walter Lang

Director

International Titles

Abenteuer eines Pechvogels Trailer

Rette mich, wer kann Trailer

International Releases Dates

Austria 23 November 1951

Germany 25 December 1951

United States 01 November 1950

Production Companies

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