Sweepstakes Winner

Name: Sweepstakes Winner
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1939-05-20
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Marie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

163

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Comedy

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 S... Read allA 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 Sweepstake ticket.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 Sweepstake ticket.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

163

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The fire engines seen going to the race track were from Los Angeles Fire Department Station 66, that was located at 1715 W. Florence Avenue from 1929 to 1989. That building still stands as of this writing. The new Station 66 is located at 1909 W. Slauson Blvd. and serves the Hyde Park - South LA - Vermont Harbor area.

Goofs
When Jennie looks at the sweepstakes ticket after first returning to her room, in close-up the hands holding the ticket have nail polish. However in longer shots of Jennie she doesn't have nail polish on her fingernails.

Quotes
Horseplayer: [after horse they bet on loses] You call yourself a tipster. "Play Corned Beef. Corned Beef can't lose." You were talking to the jockey's Aunt Minnie. And me with 10 bucks on these whiskers. I oughta take it outta your hide.
'Tip' Bailey: All right, all right! Take it easy, will ya? I'm only human.
Horseplayer: Who told ya that?