The Jackpot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (555 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Lang

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

James Stewart Barbara Hale James Gleason Fred Clark

Writer:

John McNulty (New Yorker article)

Phoebe Ephron (screenplay)

Henry Ephron (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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 on them.

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