Preston Sturges’s “Christmas in July”
Christmas in July (1940) is a comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Jimmy MacDonald (Powell) was one of the millions of people to enter the Maxford House Coffee contest. He submit read more
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“If you can’t sleep at night, it isn’t the coffee – it’s the bunk” – Maxford Coffee House Slogan Christmas in July is one of Preston Sturgeses earliest efforts where he both scripted and directed the material. He was fed up with how others had handled his h read more
via: http://www.chicagofilmsociety.org/2012/07/06/xmas-in-july/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. It’s not Christmas and it’s not July, but this movie isn’t about those either, so here we go! Christmas in July was written and directed by Preston Sturges, whose career is astonishing read more
Preston Sturges series: Screening of “Christmas in July” April 26 at the Daystar Center
Preston Sturges series: Christmas in July
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL
When: April 26, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Stephen Reginald
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Christmas in July
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1940/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Preston Sturges is a great favorite of mine but somehow this early effort leaves me less than wildly enthusiastic. Jimmy MacDonald (Dick Powell) and Betty Casey (Ellen Drew) are read more
Having recently watched and reviewed Sullivan’s Travels I mentioned going out and watching the rest of director Preston Sturges‘ work. Christmas in July, Sturges’ second film and the first to be deemed “classic” according to sources, the film feels like a début. The read more
