Christmas in July (1940)
1h 7m
Running Time
October 25, 1940Release Date
Christmas in July (1940)
1h 7m
Running Time
October 25, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Christmas in July is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Dick Powell
Jimmy MacDonald
Ellen Drew
Betty Casey
Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford
Alexander Carr
Mr. Shindel
William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker
Ernest Truex
Mr. Baxter
Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Harry Hayden
Mr. Waterbury
Rod Cameron
Dick
Adrian Morris
Tom
Harry Rosenthal
Harry
Preston Sturges
Director
Georgia Caine
Mrs. MacDonald
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Schwartz
Paul Jones
Producer
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schmidt
Julius Tannen
Mr. Zimmerman
Victor Milner
Cinematographer
Al Bridge
Mr. Hillbeiner
Ellsworth Hoagland
Editor
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Casey
Victor Potel
Davenola Salesman
George Anderson
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Sam Ash
(uncredited)
Jan Buckingham
Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)
James Conaty
Coworker (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Arbuster (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Coworker (uncredited)
Norah Gale
(uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Mild Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Cashier (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Juror (uncredited)
Hazel Marshall
(uncredited)
Bob Mayo
(uncredited)
Eileen McAvoy
(uncredited)
Esther Michelson
Sophie's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
Ned Norton
Juror (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Juror (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)
Gus Reed
Juror (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Coworker (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Large Juror (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Coworker (uncredited)
Sheila Sheldon
Sophie (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Weary Juror (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Mr. Babcock (uncredited)
Kay Stewart
Secretary (uncredited)
Alice Thomas
(uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Sam (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker
(uncredited)
Dorothy Ward
(uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Juror (uncredited)
Pat West
Man with Phone (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 7m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
department store
telegram
coffee
contest
marketing
advertising
advertising agency
tricked
advertising campaign
radio show contest
advertising slogan
Wiki.
Christmas in July is a 1940 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew.
Based on Sturges' unproduced 1931 play A Cup of Coffee, it follows an ambitious clerk who is tricked into thinking he has won $25,000 in a slogan contest for a coffee company, and begins using his believed winnings to fulfill his dreams. It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after The Great McGinty (1940).
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