The Jackpot (1950)
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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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
In Theaters:11/1/1950
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Walter Lang
Director
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)
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