Christmas in July (film)

Christmas 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 writerdirector, after The Great McGinty, and stars Dick Powell and Ellen Drew.

One of millions of contestants, office worker Jimmy MacDonald Dick Powell dreams of winning, hoping to validate his faith in himself, provide some luxuries for his mother Georgia Caine, and marry his girlfriend Betty Casey Ellen Drew. Betty, among others, does not understand his slogan If you cant sleep at night, its not the coffee, its the bunk.As a joke, three of his coworkers place a fake telegram on Jimmys desk informing him that he has won. Jimmys boss, J. B. Baxter Ernest Truex, is so impressed, he promotes Jimmy on the spot to advertising executive, with his own office, a private secretary Betty, and a raise. Tom Darcy, one of the pranksters, tries to clear things up before they go too far, but loses his nerve. ........

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