The Jackpot (1950)
- Directed by
- Walter Lang
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man becomes the winner of a radio quiz show contest and receives thousands of dollars in prizes. The sudden situation brings chaos to his normal life as he deals with the unexpected attention and complications.
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What happens
The Jackpot is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles and featuring a young Natalie Wood. The screenplay is based on a John McNulty article titled "The Jackpot" that was published in The New Yorker on February 19, 1949. The story concerns the true experiences of James P. Caffrey of Wakefield, Rhode Island who won $24,000 worth of merchandise on the CBS radio quiz program Sing It Again. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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