Sudden Money (1939)
SWEEPSTAKES MANIA....IT"S a Howl....IT'S a Riot...IT"S a Revolution!
66 min
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.
- Release date
- March 31, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Charles Ruggles as Sweeney J. Patterson
- Marjorie Rambeau as Elsie Patterson
- Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Casey Patterson
- Broderick Crawford as Archibald 'Doc' Finney
- Billy Lee as Junior Patterson
- Evelyn Keyes as Mary Patterson
- Phil Warren as Eddie Dunn
- Joyce Mathews as Yolo
- Richard Denning as Johnny Jordan
- Mary Parker as Ellen
Crew
- Nick Grinde · Director
- Lewis R. Foster · Writer
- Milton Lazarus · Writer
- William C. Thomas · Producer
- Henry Sharp · Cinematographer
- Ellsworth Hoagland · Editor