Sweepstakes Winner

Sweepstakes Winner
Directed by William C. McGann
Produced by Bryan Foy
Screenplay by John W. Krafft
Story by Hugh Cummings
Albert DeMond
Starring Marie Wilson
Johnnie Davis
Allen Jenkins
Charley Foy
Jerry Colonna
Frankie Burke
Music by Howard Jackson
Cinematography Arthur Edeson
Edited by Frank Magee
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • May 20, 1939 (1939-05-20)
Running time
 59 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Sweepstakes Winner is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann, written by John W. Krafft, and starring Marie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins, Charley Foy,[1] Jerry Colonna and Frankie Burke.[2][3] It was released by Warner Bros. on May 20, 1939.[4][5][6]

Plot

A naive girl has $1,000 and is told to have two broke bookies bet it for her. They lose the money and she gets a job as a waitress. They come into the cafe and convince her to buy an Irish Sweepstakes ticket.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ American Film Institute 1999, p. 255.
  2. ↑ "Sweepstakes Winner". British Film Institute. United Kingdom. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sweepstakes Winner". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sweepstakes Winner (1939) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sweepstakes-Winner - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sweepstakes Winner". American Film Institute. Los Angeles. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Palmer 1988, p. 53.
  8. ↑ McCann 2009, p. 266.

Sources

  • The American Film Institute (1999). The 1941-1950: American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films (The AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States) (3 Volume set ed.). Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0520215214.
  • Palmer, Scott (1988). A Who's Who of Australian and New Zealand Film Actors:The Sound Era. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0810820906.
  • McCann, Bob (2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 266. ISBN 978-0786437900.
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