Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters

komedie, USA, 1949, 67 min.

Režie: William Beaudine
Herci: Joe Yule, Renie Rianoová, George McManus, Tim Ryan, Pat Goldin, více...




While his wife Maggie, a desperate social climber suffering from sneezing fits, rides a stationary horse in their Park Avenue, New York apartment, Jiggs, who would rather climb onto a barstool than mix with the city's socialites, listens to a radio trivia contest. The two make so much noise that their upstairs neighbor is driven to distraction and jumps out of his window. When Jiggs learns that Maggie has bought her way into the socially prominent Northchester Hunt Club by sending them a check for $38,600, he decides to have payment on the check stopped before it is cashed. Maggie tries to prevent Jiggs from doing so by lassoing him and tying him up, but Jiggs manages to free himself. After tying the rope around Maggie, Jiggs takes care of the check. Jiggs then goes to Dinty's, his favorite tavern, where his pals and owner Dinty Moore snare him in a get-rich-quick scheme by convincing him that he will be able to square himself with Maggie by placing the highest bid at a racetrack horse auction. Meanwhile, Dr. John Paxton pays a visit to Maggie and tells her that her sneezing fits are a result of a rare allergy to horses and that she should avoid all contact with them. Later, as the
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