The Jackpot(1950)
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!
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.
Movie: The Jackpot
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bill Lawrence
Amy Lawrence
Harry Summers
Andrew Woodruff
Leslie
Hilda Jones
Phyllis Lawrence
Tommy Lawrence
Pete Spooner
Fred Burns
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