"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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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)
Joseph C. Wright Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Lionel Newman Original Music Composer
Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography
Samuel G. Engel Producer
J. Watson Webb Jr. Editor
Thomas Little Set Decoration
Fred Sersen Special Effects
Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration
Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Earle Hagen Orchestrator
Edward Stevenson Costume Design
George Leverett Sound
Ben Nye Makeup Artist
Walter Lang Director
Henry Ephron Screenplay
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Austria 23 November 1951
Germany 25 December 1951
United States 01 November 1950
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Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers hell have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes .
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes ...
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes ...
16mm Film - The Jackpot - Trailer - USA 1950 Directed by: Walter Lang Written by: Henry and Phoebe Ephron Cinematography by: Joseph LaShelle Music by: ...
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes ...
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes ...
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