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Christmas in July is a american film of genre Drama directed by Preston Sturges released in USA on 25 october 1940 with Dick Powell
Christmas in July (1940)
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Add to a movie listChristmas in July is a 1940 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges based on his 1931 play A Cup of Coffee. It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after The Great McGinty, and stars Dick Powell and Ellen Drew.
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Dr. Maxford (Raymond Walburn) is thoroughly exasperated. He is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee; the first prize is $25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker (William Demarest). As a result, the program ends without an announcement.Actors
Dick Powell
(Jimmy McDonald)
Ellen Drew
(Betsy Casey)
Raymond Walburn
(Dr. Maxford)
William Demarest
(Mr. Bildocker)
Ernest Truex
(Mr. Baxter)
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