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Christmas in July

    Comedy
    Romance
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Oct 25, 1940
Rated NR

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    7.0
  • Vote Count
    74
  • Popularity
    8
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Dick Powell
Jimmy McDonald
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Ellen Drew
Betsy Casey
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Raymond Walburn
Mr Maxford
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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
Radio Announcer
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Harry Hayden
Mr. Waterbury
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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
(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
(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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Stanley Mack
Juror (uncredited)
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Hazel Marshall
(uncredited)
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Bob Mayo
(uncredited)
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Eileen McAvoy
(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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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
(uncredited)
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Sam (uncredited)
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Cheryl Walker
(uncredited)
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Dorothy Ward
(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)
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Barry Norton
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
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Dale Van Sickel
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

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Reviews

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John Chard
90%
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 the great era, but that is not to say that the film doesn't shift down a gear for poignant reflection, because it does, but ultimately the film is full of hilarity from many quarters, that is acted out accordingly from a sparky cast, and of course directed by a deity . A joyous winner that prods you in the ribs and gives a cheeky wink along the way. 9/10