Christmas in July

Oct 25, 1940

1h 7m

★ 7.0

If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Christmas in July Trailers

Cast

Jimmy McDonald

Dick Powell

Betsy Casey

Ellen Drew

Dr. Maxford

Raymond Walburn

Mr. Shindel

Alexander Carr

Mr. Bildocker

William Demarest

Mr. Baxter

Ernest Truex

Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

Franklin Pangborn

Dick

Rod Cameron

Tom

Adrian Morris

Harry

Harry Rosenthal

Mrs. MacDonald

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Schwartz

Ferike Boros

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