TMDb Rating
6.9/10
87 verified votes
Christmas in July (1940)
ComedyRomance
67 min
"If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
ComedyRomancePreston SturgesDick PowellEllen Drew1940
Director
Preston Sturges
Top Cast
Dick PowellEllen DrewRaymond WalburnAlexander CarrWilliam Demarest
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