• Source: Jackpot (1960 film)

      • Jackpot is a 1960 British second feature crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Betty McDowall and Eddie Byrne. It was written by Tully and Maurice J. Wilson based on a story by John Sherman.


      Plot


      An ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to him. He and an accomplice rob the safe in the Jackpot Club. The police and the owner of the club want to track down the robbers.


      Cast


      William Hartnell as Superintendent Frawley
      Betty McDowall as Kay Stock
      Eddie Byrne as Sam Hare
      George Mikell as Carl Stock
      Michael Ripper as Lenny Lane
      Victor Brooks as Sergeant Jacks
      Tim Turner as Peter
      Mike Sarne dancer in Lenny's snack bar
      Sylvia Davies as Sally (waitress in Lenny's cafe)
      Frank Forsyth as Desk Sergeant
      Charles Lamb (actor) as Snack bar customer (uncredited)
      Stanley Meadows as Police telephone wire tapper (uncredited)
      Ivan Craig as Dinty
      Frank Forsyth as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
      Garard Green as Detective Briggs (uncredited)
      Brian Phelan as Taffy


      Critical reception


      Kine Weekly said: "The picture, slick crime fare, brings to fiction the realism and excitement of fact. William Hartnell looks and lives his part as the hawk-eyed Frawley, Betty McDowall wins sympathy as the frightened Kay, Eddie Byrne convinces as the double-crossing Sam, and George Mikell can’t be faulted as the vicious Carl. Its supporting players, too, register. There is no dallying at the start, sentiment neatly punctuates violence, and the Arsenal Stadium climax is both salutary and showmanlike."
      Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Though very routine in conception and treatment, this little crime thriller is at any rate slickly done. Taut from the word go, the climax at Arsenal Stadium during a floodlit football match is also more resourceful than the average B-picture finale. William Hartnell is largely wasted in a somewhat inconspicuous part; but most of the supporting players register, particularly Victor Brooks as a Detective Sergeant on the case."


      References




      External links


      Jackpot at IMDb

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