Pot o' Gold (film)
| Pot o' Gold | |
|---|---|
| File:Potogoldposter.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Written by | Walter DeLeon et al. |
| Produced by | James Roosevelt |
| Starring | James Stewart Paulette Goddard Horace Heidt Charles Winninger Mary Gordon (actress) |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Lloyd Nosler |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | April 3, 1941 |
Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pot o' Gold is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring James Stewart and Paulette Goddard as main characters who are romantically involved despite family feuds. Pianist Horace Heidt played himself in the film. Screenwriter Walter DeLeon wrote the film script based on the story conceived by several others.[1] The film is known as The Golden Hour in United Kingdom.
Plot
Jimmy Haskell (played by James Stewart) is a former owner of a music store that has gone out of business. His uncle, C.J. Haskell, dislikes music and has long wanted Jimmy to join him in his health food business, which Jimmy did not agree until his music store is closed. When Jimmy arrives his uncle's place, he confronted members of the McCorkle family, who play in Horace Heidt's band and often practices outside of C.J.'s business. As C.J. hates music, he is infuriated by the playing music, and attempts to stop the band using the police. Unsuccessful, he is thrown a tomato by Jimmy, unintentionally. Jimmy is then made a hero by the band and the McCorkles, who do not know his true identity. Molly McCorkle even falls in love with him.
When Jimmy substitutes C.J. on the Haskell radio program, two band members find out his identity. They work together to devise a scheme to persuade C.J. to take a vacation. In the meantime, Jimmy takes over the operation of the business and invites Heidt's band to play in the radio. Molly finds out Jimmy's identity as well and, in anger, says the Haskell program will give out $1000 every week. Jimmy has no choice but to find a way to hand out the cash, and a federal investigator comes to remind him that using lottery to give the 1000 dollars is illegal.
Finally, Jimmy makes the plan to use a roulette-style game to find the person in phone books to receive the cash. The Haskell program grows immensely popular and attracts lucrative advertising contracts. This reconciles the Haskell and McCorkles, paving the way for the marriage between Jimmy and Molly.
References
- ^ Full cast and crew for Pot o' Gold. IMDB. Retrived on 2008-08-14.