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Christmas in July(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-10-25
69%
88 Votes
Time: 1h 7m
If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Christmas in July
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer Christmas in July
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Weihnachten im Juli (Christmas in July) - engl. Trailer
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