The Jackpot

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!

NR 1950 · 85 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Walter Lang · Written by John McNulty

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