
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.
Directed by Roy Rowland, Jack Pot leans on a strong ensemble — Tom Neal, Ann Morriss, Edwin Maxwell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1940.
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A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
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