Pot o' Gold( 1941)

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It's the prize romantic laugh of the year... more fun than winning the POT O' GOLD!

Overview

Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices. Soon, Jimmy finds himself trying to help the band by getting them gigs and trying to reconcile the family with his uncle.

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart
James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
Paulette Goddard
Molly McCorkle
Horace Heidt
Horace Heidt
Charles Winninger
Charles 'C.J.' Haskell
Mary Gordon
Mom McCorkle
Frank Melton
Jasper Backus
Jed Prouty
J.K. Louderman
Charles Arnt
Parks (butler)
James Flavin
Sheriff Bud Connolly
Dick Hogan
Willie McCorkle
James Burke
Lt. Grady
Donna Wood
Donna McCorkle
Larry Cotton
Larry Cotton, Vocalist
William H. O'Brien
Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Beverly Andre
Alice (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
Doorman (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Onlooker (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Prisoner (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Onlooker (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Streetsweeper (uncredited)
Aldrich Bowker
Judge Mike Murray (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Fruit & Vegetable Vendor (uncredited)
Frankie Carle
Frankie, Pianist (uncredited)
Art Carney
Band Member / Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Haskell's Secretary (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Sheriff (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
Dick Dennis
Singer (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Evelyn Dockson
Mrs. Sweeney (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Carlos Fernando
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
James Flavin
Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited)
John Frank
Drunken Cellmate (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Helga Svenson (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William Gould
Chalmers (attorney) (uncredited)
Eddie Gribbon
Expressman (uncredited)
Paul Gustine
Minitor Man (uncredited)
Ray Hanson
Office in Courtroom (uncredited)
John Holland
Sponsor (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Drunken Cellmate (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Prospector (uncredited)
Roy Lester
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Turnkey (uncredited)
Jewel McGowan
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Jailer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
Mrs. Poppadolis (uncredited)
David Oliver
Drunken Cellmate (uncredited)
Max Ong
Wong Lung - Chinese laundry worker (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
Thompson (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Announcer (uncredited)
Alvino Rey
Pedal Steel Guitar Player (uncredited)
Claire Rochelle
Mrs. Stevens - Mary's Mother (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Office in Anteroom (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Mr. Samson - Federal Inspector (uncredited)
Mel Ruick
Announcer (uncredited)
Mary Ruth
Mary Stevens - Gifted Little Piano Player (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Adele Smith
Flashy Girl (uncredited)
Harland Tucker
Sponsor (uncredited)
Fred Walburn
Boy in Doorway (uncredited)
Jay Ward
Boyfriend (uncredited)
Pat West
Trading Post Manager (uncredited)
George Whalley
Haskell's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Paul White
Bootblack (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 25 2022

There's loads going on in this musical caper with Jimmy Stewart as "Jimmy", a failed music shop owner who ends up working for his uncle "C.J" (Charles Winninger) who has a hate-hate relationship with the extended - and noisy - "McCorkle" family who live next door, and who are constantly practising their music - to the delight of the local community but to the chagrin of the old man. Stewart befriends the family, particularly the daughter "Molly" (Paulette Goddard) and is soon working to help them get gigs without his uncle knowing. When he has an opportunity to take over their one hour radio sh...