The Jackpot
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!
A lighthearted mid-century comedy about the absurd consequences of sudden fortune, built on situational humor and the everyman's struggle with bureaucratic misfortune.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
James Stewart
Bill Lawrence
Barbara Hale
Amy Lawrence
James Gleason
Harry Summers
Fred Clark
Andrew Woodruff
Alan Mowbray
Leslie
Patricia Medina
Hilda Jones
Natalie Wood
Phyllis Lawrence
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Lawrence
Robert Gist
Pete Spooner
Lyle Talbot
Fred Burns
Marjorie Holliday
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Closest match
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Same mood
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Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
