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Christmas in July

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Christmas in July
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1hr 7min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1940
Director:
Preston Sturges
Starring:
Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn  ...more
Synopsis: This modest Preston Sturges comedy stars Dick Powell as an office clerk dreaming of better things and Ellen Drew as his more pragmatic girlfriend. Powell convinces himself that his fortune will be made if he can win a slogan contest sponsored by a coffee company. Powell's contribution: "If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee, it's the bunk!" Three of Powell's fellow workers decide to have some fun with him; they fake a telegram which announces that he's won the contest. The deception snowballs ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Christmas in July finds director/writer Preston Sturges operating near the top of his game, and when he's in good form, there's no one who can touch him. If July is not quite in the same league as an absolute Sturges masterpiece like Sullivan's Travels or The Lady Eve, it's still head and shoulders above most films. July is filled with the sparkling, snappy dialogue one associates with Sturges, dialogue ... Full Review
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Dick Powell
Jimmy MacDonald
Ellen Drew
Betty Casey
Raymond Walburn
Mr. Maxford
Alexander Carr
Mr. Schindel
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