Christmas in July (1940)
Comedy • Romance • 1ч 7м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.0
(91)
Cast
Dick Powell
Jimmy McDonald
Ellen Drew
Betsy Casey
Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford
Alexander Carr
Mr. Shindel
William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker
Ernest Truex
Mr. Baxter
Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Rod Cameron
Dick
Adrian Morris
Tom
Harry Rosenthal
Harry
Georgia Caine
Mrs. MacDonald
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Schwartz
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schmidt
Julius Tannen
Mr. Zimmerman
Al Bridge
Mr. Hillbeiner
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Casey
Victor Potel
Davenola Salesman
No photo
George Anderson
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Minor Role (uncredited)
No photo
Jan Buckingham
Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)
No photo
James Conaty
Coworker (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Arbuster (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Coworker (uncredited)
No photo
Norah Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Writer
Paul Jones
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Leo Shuken
Original Music Composer
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
Ellsworth Hoagland
Editor
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Robert Ewing
Hairstylist
Hedy Mjorud
Hairstylist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Barton Adams
Assistant Director
George Templeton
Assistant Director
Preston Sturges
Theatre Play
Richard Brandow
Props
Bertram C. Granger
Set Dresser
Oscar Lau
Props
Roy Kreuger
Props
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
Howard Joslin
Sound Effects
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