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The Jackpot (1950)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. Director:Walter Lang |
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William J. 'Bill' Lawrence
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Barbara Hale | ... |
Amy Lawrence
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James Gleason | ... |
Harry Summers
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Fred Clark | ... |
Mr. Andrew J. Woodruff
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Alan Mowbray | ... |
Leslie
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Patricia Medina | ... |
Hildegarde Jonet
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Hilda Jones
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| Natalie Wood | ... |
Phyllis Lawrence
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| Tommy Rettig | ... |
Tommy Lawrence
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Robert Gist | ... |
Pete Spooner
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| Lyle Talbot | ... |
Fred Burns
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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. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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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!Genres:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der geheimnisvolle Ehemann See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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William: "Then I'll quit my job and live on soup."
Lawyer: "They might detach this house."
William: "Then I'll burn down the house!"
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Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Ray Egan and Gus Kahn
Sung by an off-screen chorus during the opening credits See more »
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Trivia
Pete Spooner's suggested answer to the radio show's "tortoise and hare" qualifying question is "Middleground and Your Host". This is a reference to two famous racehorses of the day. Your Host was favored to win the 1950 Kentucky Derby but faded badly and lost to Middleground. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At one point after Bill wins the jackpot, the radio show host refers to him as "Mr. William Glenville of Lawrence, Indiana" instead of "Mr. William Lawrence of Glenville, Indiana". See more »Quotes
Lawyer: "They might detatch your salary."William: "Then I'll quit my job and live on soup."
Lawyer: "They might detach this house."
William: "Then I'll burn down the house!"
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"Ain't We Got Fun"Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Ray Egan and Gus Kahn
Sung by an off-screen chorus during the opening credits See more »
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