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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!
7.1 / 10 IMDb November 1, 1950 1h 25m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 25m
Release Date
November 1, 1950
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
James Stewart
as Bill Lawrence
Barbara Hale
as Amy Lawrence
James Gleason
as Harry Summers
Fred Clark
as Andrew Woodruff
Alan Mowbray
as Leslie
Patricia Medina
as Hilda Jones
Natalie Wood
as Phyllis Lawrence
Tommy Rettig
as Tommy Lawrence
Robert Gist
as Pete Spooner
Lyle Talbot
as Fred Burns
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Marjorie Holliday
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes
as Pritchett (uncredited)
John Qualen
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
as Piano Shopper (uncredited)
Claude Stroud
as Herman Wertheim (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner
as Al Stern (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Watch Buyer (uncredited)
Production Companies
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