Unfulfilled Indiana husband and father, an advertising stiff at the local department store, wins $24K worth of prizes on a radio quiz show; however, once the gifts begin arriving in quick succession, the man becomes even more frustrated than before. One of those depressing "middle class" Hollywood fables which hopes to teach audiences it's better to be a have-not than a have. The picture isn't even useful as a star-vehicle, with James Stewart shouting at everybody, also tripping up the stairs and falling down them (twice). Barbara Hale is snippy and defensive as Jimmy's spouse, Fred Clark is his usual uptight self as Stewart's boss, and Natalie Wood--going through an endearingly awkward stage--is one of Jimmy's two kids who is mostly shooed out of the room (she does have one cute scene at the breakfast table with Pop). The picture sets up a good premise, but the morality of the times guaranteed this family a happy ending only with their taxes paid and their pockets empty. Stuffy and conservative, the movie makes suburban life look like a death sentence. *1/2 from ****