Sudden Money
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“SWEEPSTAKES MANIA....IT"S a Howl....IT'S a Riot...IT"S a Revolution!”
Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald "Doc" Finney win a $150,000 grand prize in the sweepstake contest. With their windfall, each member of the family decides to pursue a dream.
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Cast
37 people
Charles Ruggles
Sweeney J. Patterson
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
The Bullwinkle Show
Marjorie Rambeau
Elsie Patterson
Known for
Tobacco Road
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Casey Patterson
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Broderick Crawford
Archibald 'Doc' Finney
Known for
The Swindle
All the King's Men
Billy Lee
Junior Patterson
Known for
The Reluctant Dragon
Hold Back the Dawn
Evelyn Keyes
Mary Patterson
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Seven Year Itch
Phil Warren
Eddie Dunn
Known for
Superman and the Mole Men
Joyce Mathews
Yolo
Also in
Boy Trouble
$1,000 a Touchdown
Richard Tucker
Mr. Rodney Hinds
Known for
Wings
The Jazz Singer
James Burke
McPherson
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Charles Halton
Mr. Wixby
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Shop Around the Corner
Ethel Wales
Miss Perkins
Also in
The Criminal Code
The Thirteenth Guest
Nick Grindé Director · Lewis R. Foster Writer Henry Sharp Cinematographer
United States release March 31, 1939 · Produced in United States · Working title Sweepstakes Millionaire
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Sweepstakes Millionaire
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 31, 1939
Theatrical
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