The Jackpot (1950)
November 1, 1950Release Date
The Jackpot (1950)
November 1, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
James Stewart
William J. 'Bill' Lawrence
Barbara Hale
Amy Lawrence
James Gleason
Harry Summers
Alan Mowbray
Leslie
Fred Clark
Mr. Andrew J. Woodruff
Patricia Medina
Hildegarde Jonet / Hilda Jones
Walter Lang
Director
John McNulty
Writer
Natalie Wood
Phyllis Lawrence
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Lawrence
Phoebe Ephron
Writer
Robert Gist
Pete Spooner
Henry Ephron
Writer
Samuel G. Engel
Producer
Lyle Talbot
Fred Burns
Lionel Newman
Composer
Marjorie Holliday
Telephone Operator
Minerva Urecal
Woman Trying On Hats
Harry Hines
Elevator Operator
Dorothy Adams
Saleslady
Andrew Tombes
Pritchett
John Qualen
Mr. Ferguson
Milton Parsons
Piano Shopper
Claude Stroud
Herman Wertheim
Jerry Hausner
Al Stern
Walter Baldwin
Watch Buyer
Fritz Feld
Pianist
Robert Dudley
Simpkins
Harry Carter
Card Player
George Conrad
Mike
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Jackpot is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood.
The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in The New Yorker (February 19, 1949), about the true experiences of James P. Caffrey of Wakefield, Rhode Island who won $24,000 worth of merchandise on August 28, 1948 from the CBS radio quiz program, Sing It Again.The film is mostly forgotten today, but was a successful vehicle for Stewart at the time. A radio adaptation, broadcast April 26, 1951, on NBC's Screen Directors Playhouse, received much press coverage because Stewart's co-star was Margaret Truman, making her debut as a radio actress for a fee of $2,500. She received mixed reviews, and noted that her father "enjoyed it".