The Jackpot

The Jackpot

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1950-11-01
Genre:Comedy
Duration:85 min
Director:Walter Lang
Actors:James Stewart, Barbara Hale, James Gleason, Fred Clark, Alan Mowbray
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

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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