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Christmas in July

Christmas in July

7,0 /10 (91 Votes)
1940 EN 67 min

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.

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Release date

25/10/1940

Votes

91

Popularity

1.7

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

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

67 min

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Jimmy MacDonald

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Betty Casey

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Dr. Maxford

Alexander Carr

Alexander Carr

Mr. Shindel

William Demarest

William Demarest

Mr. Bildocker

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Mr. Baxter

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Dick

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Tom

Harry Rosenthal

Harry Rosenthal

Harry

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Mrs. MacDonald

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Schwartz

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Mr. Schmidt

Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen

Mr. Zimmerman

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Mr. Hillbeiner

Lucille Ward

Lucille Ward

Mrs. Casey

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Davenola Salesman

No photo

George Anderson

Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Minor Role (uncredited)

No photo

Jan Buckingham

Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)

No photo

James Conaty

Coworker (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Arbuster (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Coworker (uncredited)

No photo

Norah Gale

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)

No photo

Harry Hollingsworth

Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Mild Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Arthur Stuart Hull

Cashier (uncredited)

No photo

Tiny Jones

Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)

No photo

Stanley Mack

Juror (uncredited)

No photo

Hazel Marshall

Minor Role (uncredited)

No photo

Bob Mayo

Minor Role (uncredited)

No photo

Eileen McAvoy

Minor Role (uncredited)

No photo

Esther Michelson

Sophie's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

No photo

Ned Norton

Juror (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Juror (uncredited)

No photo

June Preston

Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)

No photo

Gus Reed

Juror (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Coworker (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Large Juror (uncredited)

No photo

Jack Shea

Coworker (uncredited)

No photo

Sheila Sheldon

Sophie (uncredited)

No photo

C.L. Sherwood

Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Weary Juror (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Mr. Babcock (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

Kay Stewart

Secretary (uncredited)

Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges

Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)

No photo

Alice Thomas

Minor Role (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Sam (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

Cheryl Walker

Cheryl Walker

Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Ward

Dorothy Ward

Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Juror (uncredited)

Pat West

Pat West

Man with Phone (uncredited)

No photo

Beal Wong

Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2018-12-23

⭐ 9

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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