The Jackpot
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!
1950 | 85m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | John McNulty, Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1950 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | John McNulty, Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | radio, taxes, quiz |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Stewart | Bill Lawrence |
| Barbara Hale | Amy Lawrence |
| James Gleason | Harry Summers |
| Fred Clark | Andrew Woodruff |
| Alan Mowbray | Leslie |
| Patricia Medina | Hilda Jones |
| Natalie Wood | Phyllis Lawrence |
| Tommy Rettig | Tommy Lawrence |
| Robert Gist | Pete Spooner |
| Lyle Talbot | Fred Burns |
| Marjorie Holliday | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Minerva Urecal | Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited) |
| Harry Hines | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Adams | Saleslady (uncredited) |
| Andrew Tombes | Pritchett (uncredited) |
| John Qualen | Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) |
| Milton Parsons | Piano Shopper (uncredited) |
| Claude Stroud | Herman Wertheim (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hausner | Al Stern (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | Watch Buyer (uncredited) |
| Fritz Feld | Pianist (uncredited) |
| Robert Dudley | Simpkins (uncredited) |
| Harry Carter | Card Player (uncredited) |
| George Conrad | Mike (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| John McNulty | Story |
| Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay |
| Henry Ephron | Screenplay |
| Lionel Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| George Leverett | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel G. Engel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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