Christmas in July poster

Christmas in July( 1940)

TV-MAComedyRomance
69%
User
Score

If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dick Powell

      Jimmy McDonald

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      Ellen Drew

      Betsy Casey

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      Raymond Walburn

      Dr. Maxford

    4. cast image

      Alexander Carr

      Mr. Shindel

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      William Demarest

      Mr. Bildocker

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      Ernest Truex

      Mr. Baxter

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      Franklin Pangborn

      Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

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      Rod Cameron

      Dick

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      Adrian Morris

      Tom

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      Harry Rosenthal

      Harry

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      Georgia Caine

      Mrs. MacDonald

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      Ferike Boros

      Mrs. Schwartz

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      Torben Meyer

      Mr. Schmidt

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      Julius Tannen

      Mr. Zimmerman

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      Al Bridge

      Mr. Hillbeiner

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      Lucille Ward

      Mrs. Casey

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      Victor Potel

      Davenola Salesman

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      George Anderson

      Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

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      Sam Ash

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Jan Buckingham

      Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Coworker (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Arbuster (uncredited)

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      Sayre Dearing

      Coworker (uncredited)

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      Norah Gale

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Harry Hayden

      Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)

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      Harry Hollingsworth

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Arthur Hoyt

      Mild Juror (uncredited)

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      Arthur Stuart Hull

      Cashier (uncredited)

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      Tiny Jones

      Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)

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      Stanley Mack

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Hazel Marshall

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Bob Mayo

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Eileen McAvoy

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Esther Michelson

      Sophie's Mother (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Charles R. Moore

      Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)

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      Frank Moran

      Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)

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      Barry Norton

      Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

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      Ned Norton

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Frank O'Connor

      Juror (uncredited)

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      June Preston

      Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)

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      Gus Reed

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Georges Renavent

      Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)

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      Cyril Ring

      Coworker (uncredited)

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      Dewey Robinson

      Large Juror (uncredited)

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      Jack Shea

      Coworker (uncredited)

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      Sheila Sheldon

      Sophie (uncredited)

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      C.L. Sherwood

      Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)

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      Walter Soderling

      Weary Juror (uncredited)

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      Douglas Spencer

      Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      Mr. Babcock (uncredited)

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      Kay Stewart

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Preston Sturges

      Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)

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      Alice Thomas

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

      Sam (uncredited)

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      Dale Van Sickel

      Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

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      Cheryl Walker

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Ward

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Robert Warwick

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Pat West

      Man with Phone (uncredited)

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      Beal Wong

      Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 23 2018
    Smarter than you may at first think. On the surface this effort from the brilliant Preston Sturges looks like a standard sugar coated feel good movie, but strip away the outer skin and you get a delightful collage of comedy, romance, satire, drama, and nudge nudge observations about hunger of wealth and all the spin offs that wealth creates. I don't deem it unfair to state that the films core plot of frivolity may not be to everyone's taste, but to me personally it ticks all the boxes for a joyride with more at its heart. The pace of the film is more in keeping with screwball comedies of ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • department store
    • telegram
    • coffee
    • marketing
    • contest
    • advertising
    • advertising agency
    • tricked
    • advertising campaign
    • radio show contest
    • advertising slogan