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Christmas in July

6.9 67 mins Comedy   Romance   1940
Paramount Pictures  
Director(s): Preston Sturges

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.

Casts of Christmas in July

Dick Powell

as Jimmy McDonald

Ellen Drew

as Betsy Casey

Raymond Walburn

as Dr. Maxford

Alexander Carr

as Mr. Shindel

William Demarest

as Mr. Bildocker

Ernest Truex

as Mr. Baxter

Franklin Pangborn

as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

Rod Cameron

as Dick

Adrian Morris

as Tom

Harry Rosenthal

as Harry

Georgia Caine

as Mrs. MacDonald

Ferike Boros

as Mrs. Schwartz

Torben Meyer

as Mr. Schmidt

Julius Tannen

as Mr. Zimmerman

Al Bridge

as Mr. Hillbeiner

Lucille Ward

as Mrs. Casey

Victor Potel

as Davenola Salesman

George Anderson

as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Jan Buckingham

as Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Coworker (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

as Arbuster (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Coworker (uncredited)

Norah Gale

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth

as Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

as Mild Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Cashier (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

as Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Mack

as Juror (uncredited)

Hazel Marshall

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Bob Mayo

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Eileen McAvoy

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Esther Michelson

as Sophie's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

as Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

Ned Norton

as Juror (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Juror (uncredited)

June Preston

as Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)

Gus Reed

as Juror (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

as Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Coworker (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Large Juror (uncredited)

Jack Shea

as Coworker (uncredited)

Sheila Sheldon

as Sophie (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood

as Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

as Weary Juror (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Mr. Babcock (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

as Secretary (uncredited)

Preston Sturges

as Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)

Alice Thomas

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Sam (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

as Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

Cheryl Walker

as Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Ward

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

as Juror (uncredited)

Pat West

as Man with Phone (uncredited)

Beal Wong

as Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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