Christmas in July

Preston Sturges
1940-10-25

If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!
7
67 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Dick Powell Jimmy McDonald Unowned
Ellen Drew Betsy Casey Unowned
Raymond Walburn Mr Maxford Unowned
Alexander Carr Mr. Shindel Unowned
William Demarest Mr. Bildocker Unowned
Ernest Truex Mr. Baxter Unowned
Franklin Pangborn Radio Announcer Unowned
Harry Hayden Mr. Waterbury Unowned
Rod Cameron Dick Unowned
Adrian Morris Tom Unowned
Harry Rosenthal Harry Unowned
Georgia Caine Mrs. MacDonald Unowned
Ferike Boros Mrs. Schwartz Unowned
Torben Meyer Mr. Schmidt Unowned
Julius Tannen Mr. Zimmerman Unowned
Al Bridge Mr. Hillbeiner Unowned
Lucille Ward Mrs. Casey Unowned
Victor Potel Davenola Salesman Unowned
George Anderson Mr. Jenkins (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Ash (uncredited) Unowned
Jan Buckingham Ms. Pettypass (uncredited) Unowned
James Conaty Coworker (uncredited) Unowned
Jimmy Conlin Arbuster (uncredited) Unowned
Sayre Dearing Coworker (uncredited) Unowned
Norah Gale (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Hollingsworth Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Hoyt Mild Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Stuart Hull Cashier (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Mack Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Hazel Marshall (uncredited) Unowned
Bob Mayo (uncredited) Unowned
Eileen McAvoy (uncredited) Unowned
Esther Michelson Sophie's Mother (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Mills Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited) Unowned
Charles R. Moore Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Moran Patrolman Murphy (uncredited) Unowned
Ned Norton Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Frank O'Connor Juror (uncredited) Unowned
June Preston Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited) Unowned
Gus Reed Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Georges Renavent Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited) Unowned
Cyril Ring Coworker (uncredited) Unowned
Dewey Robinson Large Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Shea Coworker (uncredited) Unowned
Sheila Sheldon Sophie (uncredited) Unowned
C.L. Sherwood Elevator Operator at End (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Soderling Weary Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Douglas Spencer Man Listening to Radio (uncredited) Unowned
Larry Steers Mr. Babcock (uncredited) Unowned
Kay Stewart Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Preston Sturges Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited) Unowned
Alice Thomas (uncredited) Unowned
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Sam (uncredited) Unowned
Cheryl Walker (uncredited) Unowned
Dorothy Ward (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Warwick Juror (uncredited) Unowned
Pat West Man with Phone (uncredited) Unowned
Beal Wong Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited) Unowned
Barry Norton Co-Worker in Office (uncredited) Unowned
Dale Van Sickel Co-Worker in Office (uncredited) Unowned