Christmas in July
25/10/1940
1h 7m

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
Jimmy McDonald


Ellen Drew
Betsy Casey


Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford


Alexander Carr
Mr. Shindel


William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker


Ernest Truex
Mr. Baxter


Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer


Rod Cameron
Dick


Adrian Morris
Tom


Harry Rosenthal
Harry


Georgia Caine
Mrs. MacDonald


Ferike Boros
Mrs. Schwartz


Torben Meyer
Mr. Schmidt


Julius Tannen
Mr. Zimmerman


Al Bridge
Mr. Hillbeiner


Lucille Ward
Mrs. Casey


Victor Potel
Davenola Salesman
George Anderson
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)


Sam Ash
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jan Buckingham
Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)
James Conaty
Coworker (uncredited)


Jimmy Conlin
Arbuster (uncredited)


Sayre Dearing
Coworker (uncredited)
Norah Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)


Harry Hayden
Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Juror (uncredited)


Arthur Hoyt
Mild Juror (uncredited)


Arthur Stuart Hull
Cashier (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Juror (uncredited)
Hazel Marshall
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bob Mayo
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eileen McAvoy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Esther Michelson
Sophie's Mother (uncredited)


Frank Mills
Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)


Charles R. Moore
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)


Frank Moran
Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)


Barry Norton
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Ned Norton
Juror (uncredited)


Frank O'Connor
Juror (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)
Gus Reed
Juror (uncredited)


Georges Renavent
Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)


Cyril Ring
Coworker (uncredited)


Dewey Robinson
Large Juror (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Coworker (uncredited)
Sheila Sheldon
Sophie (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)


Walter Soderling
Weary Juror (uncredited)


Douglas Spencer
Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)


Larry Steers
Mr. Babcock (uncredited)


Kay Stewart
Secretary (uncredited)


Preston Sturges
Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Alice Thomas
Minor Role (uncredited)


Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Sam (uncredited)


Dale Van Sickel
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)


Cheryl Walker
Secretary (uncredited)


Dorothy Ward
Minor Role (uncredited)


Robert Warwick
Juror (uncredited)


Pat West
Man with Phone (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
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