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Movie Info

Beleaguered family man Bill Lawrence (James Stewart) is thrilled beyond belief when he wins a radio contest, but the crazy prizes prove more of a liability than an asset. Bill needs to somehow freeze a ton of beef, take care of a Palomino pony, and put up with his new decorator (Alan Mowbray). As if that weren't bad enough, he can't afford the taxes on all his winnings, and his wife (Barbara Hale) is beginning to resent his spending so much time with an attractive painter (Patricia Medina).

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Walter Lang
Runtime:

1h 25m
Sound Mix:

Stereo

Cast & Crew

James Stewart
William J. `Bill' Lawrence

Barbara Hale
Amy Lawrence

James Gleason
Harry Summers

Fred Clark
Mr. Andrew J. Woodruff

Alan Mowbray
Leslie

Patricia Medina
Hildegarde Jonet, Hilda Jones

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Audience Reviews for The Jackpot

Aug 29, 2015

Nowadays nobody savvy wants a prize when you can simply get the money, but back in the day you had to settle for the promotion the companies were actually purchasing when they gave out "free" prizes. So it is that a typical American family wins a $24,000 contest WORTH OF PRIZES and the film becomes about how the just-getting-along clan deals with all of their newfound swag. Better than a cookie cutter comedy, penned by the parents of Nora and Delia Ephron no less, and comfortably helmed by Stewart and Hale, its an easy pass of your time. Interestingly Stewart cheats to win the prize initially and nada is said further about America's boy hero cutting corners.

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