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1940·Comedy·1h 7m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Preston Sturges
department store
telegram
coffee
marketing
contest
advertising
advertising agency
tricked
advertising campaign
radio show contest
advertising slogan
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Cast

Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Jimmy McDonald
Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
Betsy 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

Crew

Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Writer
John Leipold
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Theatre Play
Eugene Joseff
Eugene Joseff
Other

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42 reviews
Scilla
Scilla
7.0★ · 12/05/25
Christmas in July
it was a really fun and captivating movie, I'm just kinda sad it actually wasn't about christmas. In the 1940s they were already going for click-bait titles [broken heart]
it was a really fun and captivating movie, I'm just kinda sad it actually wasn't about christmas. In the 1940s they were already going for click-bait titles [broken heart]
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Rebecca
Rebecca
9.0★ · 07/27/25
Christmas in July
god i love it when a movie really makes you chuckle
god i love it when a movie really makes you chuckle
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Anna Jayne
Anna JaynePRO
9.0★ · 07/27/25
Christmas in July
This was SO fun
This was SO fun
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Andrew Warren
Andrew Warren
5.0★ · 12/07/24
Christmas in July
How does a 67 minute film feel like 2 hours? I don’t think it’s a bad film by any means, but it drags and goes nowhere. When I watched Scrooge (1951), I thought that they did a great job when it came to extending the runtime of a simple story like A Christmas Carol, but I feel as if Christmas in July is the exact opposite. I like the idea but they didn’t do the best job at making the most of its 67 minute runtime.
How does a 67 minute film feel like 2 hours? I don’t think it’s a bad film by any means, but it drags and goes nowhere. When I watched Scrooge (1951), I thought that they did a great job when it came to extending the runtime of a simple story like A Christmas Carol, but I feel as if Christmas in July is the exact opposite. I like the idea but they didn’t do the best job at making the most of its 67 minute runtime.
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Ellie Alvarez
Ellie Alvarez
Christmas in July
Not a Christmas movie.
I just got clickbaited, still good regardless.
Not a Christmas movie.
I just got clickbaited, still good regardless.
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