Christmas in July (1940)

Christmas in July (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-10-25 United States of America 67 Min. PG-13
6.9 81 votes
Comedy, Romance

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.

Cast

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