Christmas in July (1940) | |
| Director(s) | Preston Sturges |
| Producer(s) | Paul Jones, Buddy G. DeSylva (uncredited), William LeBaron (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Christmas, Holiday, Money, Screwball Comedy |
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Christmas in July (1940) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Preston Sturges and produced by Buddy G. DeSylva, William LeBaron and Paul Jones.
SYNOPSIS
Sturges's second film as director is a fast-as-lightning comedy about a store clerk who is tricked into thinking he's won $25,000 in a slogan contest. It isn't until after he's spent his "winnings" on presents for his girlfriend and everyone else who passes his way that the clerk discovers he's been the victim of a practical joke.
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Preston Sturges’s “Christmas in July”
By Stephen Reginald on May 1, 2022 From Classic Movie ManPreston 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 submitted the sl... Read full article
Christmas in July (1940) (2) (2)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 11, 2019 From 4 Star Films“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 ha... Read full article
Christmas in July (1940) (1) (2)
By Cameron on May 17, 2017 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: 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 bot... Read full article
Preston Sturges series: Screening of “Christmas in July” April 26 at the Daystar Center
By Stephen Reginald on Apr 16, 2016 From Classic Movie ManPreston 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 Christmas... Read full article
Christmas in July (1940) (2) (1)
By Beatrice on Mar 30, 2014 From Flickers in TimeChristmas 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 in l... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mr. J.B. Baxter: I hope I'm not intruding.
Jimmy MacDonald: Oh, no, sir. I - I was just coming down to see you. We... stopped in to take a look at the office and...
Mr. J.B. Baxter: So I noted. I hope you like it.
Betty Casey: Oh, it's beautiful.
Mr. J.B. Baxter: It isn't every young man who gets his own office *and* a private secretary at your age. With many of 'em I might be afraid it would go to their head. But I think you have your feet pretty solidly on the ground.
Jimmy MacDonald: Mr. Baxter, the...
Mr. J.B. Baxter: Oh, I mean it sincerely! Mr. Jenkins and I discussed our little meeting at *great* length after you left and I want you to know that we were genuinely impressed. Genuinely so!
Jimmy MacDonald: Well that's certainly nice to hear.
Mr. J.B. Baxter: The more we thought about your ideas, the more aware we became of their... pungency! Of their gravity!
Jimmy MacDonald: Well, that's...
Mr. J.B. Baxter: Of their crispness!
Jimmy MacDonald: Well, thank you, sir, it's certainly...
Mr. J.B. Baxter: You have a genuine talent for slogans. It must be like having an ear for music. Now you take me - I sing flat. And you, on the other hand, are a born sloganeer. "It's bread in the bean." Hot ziggitty!
Jimmy MacDonald: Well, it's certainly wonderful to hear, Mr. Baxter. I kinda got something on my mind, but you've certainly made me feel a lot better. I mean - they're still the same ideas, aren't they? If... they... were good this afternoon, they're - they're still good. Well, they'd - they'd have to be. They're the same.
Betty Casey: Of course they are.
Jimmy MacDonald: Of course they are.
Mr. J.B. Baxter: I'm not quite sure that I have your thought.
Jimmy MacDonald: I mean if you thought the ideas were good this afternoon you - you - still think they're good, don't you?
Mr. J.B. Baxter: Well of course I do!
[incredulous]
Mr. J.B. Baxter: Well that sounds very deep dish and high falutin'.
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Facts about
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJune 26, 1944 with Dick Powell reprising his film role.
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