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
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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