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FilmComedyRomance

Christmas in July (1940)

NR · 1940-10-25 · 1h 7m · EN
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If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!

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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Preston SturgesDirector, Writer

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▶ Weihnachten im Juli (Christmas in July) - engl. Trailer

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Dick PowellDick PowellJimmy McDonaldEllen DrewEllen DrewBetsy CaseyRaymond WalburnRaymond WalburnMr MaxfordAlexander CarrAlexander CarrMr. ShindelWilliam DemarestWilliam DemarestMr. BildockerErnest TruexErnest TruexMr. BaxterFranklin PangbornFranklin PangbornRadio AnnouncerHarry HaydenHarry HaydenMr. WaterburyRod CameronRod CameronDickAdrian MorrisAdrian MorrisTomHarry RosenthalHarry RosenthalHarryGeorgia CaineGeorgia CaineMrs. MacDonald

Keywords

CoffeeDepartment storeContestAdvertisingTelegramMarketingAdvertising agencyAdvertising campaignTrickedRadio show contestAdvertising slogan

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityCoffee · Department Store · ContestMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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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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Christmas in July has a runtime of 67 minutes.

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