Christmas in July

Name: Christmas in July
Genre: Comedy
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 95

1940, Comedy, 1h 7m

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Movie Info

When the coworkers of Jimmy MacDonald (Dick Powell) play a prank and trick him into thinking that's he's won the grand prize money in a slogan contest for a coffee company, he is thrilled and makes plans to marry his sweetheart, Betty Casey (Ellen Drew). To everyone's surprise, the coffee company owner, Dr. Maxford (Raymond Walburn), also falls for the prank and awards the prize check to Jimmy. Eventually the ruse is discovered, jeopardizing Jimmy and Betty's newfound happiness.

Genre:

Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Preston Sturges
Producer:

Paul Jones
Writer:

Preston Sturges
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 18, 1940 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 21, 2006
Runtime:

1h 7m
Distributor:

Paramount Pictures
Sound Mix:

Mono
Aspect Ratio:

35mm, Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

Dick Powell
Jimmy MacDonald

Ellen Drew
Betty Casey

Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford

William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker

Ernest Truex
Mr. J.B. Baxter

Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman, Radio Announcer

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Critic Reviews for Christmas in July

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Audience Reviews for Christmas in July

Sep 05, 2010

This is a good movie. It's funny and sometimes sad too. The cast is good, and the story is nice. I enjoyed it.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Dec 24, 2009

Cute Preston Sturges, not his best but enjoyable.

jay n Super Reviewer
Apr 05, 2009

<I>"If you can't sleep - it isn't the coffee, it's the bunk!"</I> A cruel practical joke gets out of hand when a lowly employee of a coffee company is duped into believing he has won $25,000 in a competition to invent a new corporate slogan. Nothing else in the film can quite match the hilarious and touching opening rooftop scene - in which Dick Powell's Jimmy tries to explain the law of averages and his dismal slogan to his bemused girlfriend (Ellen Drew) - though <I>Christmas in July</I> still manages to be a fairly delightful piece of minor Sturges. If the ironic ending can be seen from several miles away, Powell and Drew make such a charming double act it hardly matters.

Stephen M Super Reviewer
Dec 03, 2007

A fun movie that seems to perfectly balance drama and slapstick comedy. The performances were enjoyable and the story was fun. Preston Sturges gained some momentum off of The Great McGinty and definitely built up and expanded upon here. A lot of fun moments, namely Powell and Drew's neighborhood attacking the businessmen. "It's not the coffee, it's the bunk!"

Michael G Super Reviewer