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Sweepstakes Winner (1939)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 59M

Director : William C. McGann
Writer : Albert DeMond

Synopsis

A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.

Actors

Marie Wilson
Marie Wilson
Jennie Jones
Johnnie Davis
Johnnie Davis
Mark Downey
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey
Charley Foy
Charley Foy
'Jinx' Donovan
Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna
Nick, the Chef
Frankie Burke
Frankie Burke
Chalky Williams
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady
Granville Bates
Granville Bates
Pop Reynolds
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
Mr. Blake
Bert Hanlon
Bert Hanlon
Poolroom Guard
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
Dutch
Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
English Radio Announcer
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
Mose (uncredited)

Crews

John W. Krafft
John W. Krafft
Writer
William C. McGann
William C. McGann
Director
Arthur Edeson
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Frank Magee
Frank Magee
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy
Associate Producer
Albert DeMond
Albert DeMond
Screenplay
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Robert B. Lee
Robert B. Lee
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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