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Jackpot

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Back in London after serving time, an ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to him. He plans to crack a safe at a club.

Release Date : 1960-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Grand National PicturesEternal FilmsRenown Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Hartnell

Character Name : Supt. Frawley

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Betty McDowall

Character Name : Kay Stock

Original Name : Betty McDowall

Gender : Female

Eddie Byrne

Character Name : Sam Hare

Original Name : Eddie Byrne

Gender : Male

George Mikell

Character Name : Carl Stock

Original Name : George Mikell

Gender : Male

Michael Ripper

Character Name : Lenny Lane

Original Name : Michael Ripper

Gender : Male

Victor Brooks

Character Name : Sgt. Jacks

Original Name : Victor Brooks

Gender : Male

Tim Turner

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Tim Turner

Gender : Male

Ivan Craig

Character Name : Dinty

Original Name : Ivan Craig

Gender : Male

Howard Lang

Character Name : George

Original Name : Howard Lang

Gender : Male

Ian Fleming

Character Name :

Original Name : Ian Fleming

Gender : Male

Sylvia Davies

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Sylvia Davies

Gender : Male

Frank Forsyth

Character Name : Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Frank Forsyth

Gender : Male

Brian Phelan

Character Name : Taffy

Original Name : Brian Phelan

Gender : Male

Michael Collins

Character Name : Detective at Jackpot Club (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Collins

Gender : Male

Dan Cressey

Character Name : Telephone Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Cressey

Gender : Male

Garard Green

Character Name : Detective Briggs (uncredited)

Original Name : Garard Green

Gender : Male

Charles Lamb

Character Name : Snack Bar Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lamb

Gender : Male

Stanley Meadows

Character Name : Police Intelligence Officer on Radio (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Meadows

Gender : Male

Jack Sharp

Character Name : Arsenal Supporter Watching Match (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Sharp

Gender : Male

Richard Shaw

Character Name : Sam Hare's driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Shaw

Gender : Male

Pauline Shepherd

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Pauline Shepherd

Gender : Male

George Spence

Character Name : Man in Tube Station (uncredited)

Original Name : George Spence

Gender : Male

Robert Vossler

Character Name : Policeman Arresting Hare's Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Vossler

Gender : Male

Joe Wadham

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Wadham

Gender : Male

Reviews

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DanDare

@DanDare

2021-06-23

Carl Stock, a foreigner and an ex-convict has illegally returned to London. He is upset to discover his wife has moved on and does not want him back. Carl plans to crack a safe in 'The Jackpot Club'. He enlists the help of former safecracker Lenny Lane who now runs a coffee shop. They rob the club of £6,000 but shoot a policeman dead while making their getaway. Both the police and the club owner try to track them down. This is a low key crime thriller and a rarely seen one. It features William Hartnell playing the detective trying to catch the bad guys. He usually played military types or low rent villains until he got cast in Doctor Who. The print quality of the film is not very good, but it is a pleasant and cheaply made B movie.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-12

George Mikell ("Stock") takes the fall for a London gangster and when he gets out of prison after over a year of hard labour, returns to Eddie Byrne ("Sam Hare") to get his share. Nothing doing, so he determines to team up with a former safe-cracking friend and help himself to the £6,000 in his safe at the "Jackpot Club". They are successful but as they escape, they kill a vigilant police constable. The police and the gangster are now both on the trail of the robbers. It's quite a decent crime thriller; a few twists and turns though also some pretty obvious plot holes. Michael Ripper is quite convincing as the cowardly safe cracker "Lenny"; William Hartnell is also good as ("Supt. Frawley") as is Betty McDowell as the estranged wife who has long since found a new beau. Nothing new, but it's an engaging low-budget Monty Tully effort.