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Christmas in July (film)

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When the truth comes out, Shindel descends on Jimmy's street to try to repossess his merchandise. Maxford follows them and confirms Jimmy did not win. In the commotion, Shindel learns that Maxford's signature is genuine; instead of reclaiming the merchandise, he tries to force Maxford to pay for it.
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on Jimmy's desk informing him that he has won. Jimmy's boss, J. B. Baxter, is so impressed that he promotes Jimmy on the spot to advertising executive, with his own office, a private secretary, and a raise. Tom Darcy, one of the pranksters, tries to clear things up before they go too far, but loses
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That night, Jimmy and Betty confess to Baxter. Betty's heartfelt plea persuades Baxter to let Jimmy try to prove himself and keep his promotion, although on a very short probationary period and with no raise. Meanwhile, Bildocker bursts into Maxford's office to announce that the other jury members
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gave the film a middling review, noting: "Picture has its moments of comedy and interest, but these are interspersed too frequently by obvious and boresome episodes that swing too much to the talkie side. There are flashes of the by-play and incidental intimate touches displayed by Sturges in his
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When Jimmy arrives to collect the check, Dr. Maxford assumes his committee finally reached a decision without informing him and writes a check to Jimmy. Jimmy and Betty go on a shopping spree at Shindel's department store. After telephoning Maxford to confirm the check is good, Mr. Shindel gives
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called the play superior to the film adaptation, Gussow said that the play had an "embracing innocence" compared to the movie, and said: "By the time the story reached the screen, it was coated with cynicism, as the author added opportunistic characters and tried to turn an office comedy into a
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Dr. Maxford is thoroughly exasperated; he is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee, where the first prize is $ 25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker. As a result, the program ends without an announcement.
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that is hard to do with screwball comedy, but Sturges pulls it off beautifully. He has a way of examining the intersection between money and love, but this movie is rarely thought of among his best work. It has everything that audiences love in Sturges’ other films, like
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Office worker Jimmy MacDonald dreams of winning, hoping to validate himself, provide some luxuries for his mother, and marry his girlfriend, Betty Casey. Betty does not understand his slogan: "If you can't sleep at night, it's not the coffee, it's the bunk."
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talent. The humor is anchored in adversity — it’s the sluggish rear end of The Depression, when an average salary wasn’t enough for most young people to get married on, and opportunities for promotion were rare."
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s Edwin Schallert praised star Ellen Drew's "tour de force" performance, and added that the film "reproves the fact that Preston Sturges has much to offer as the builder and deviser of motion pictures."
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hired Sturges to direct a film based on the play, but that project fell through when the studio found other work to assign him, including doctoring the script of
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has also been nominated for lists like the AFI Top 100 Funniest American Movies list (which features four Sturges films), but it never makes the cut."
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This was the fourth of ten films written by Sturges in which Demarest appeared. Sturges makes a cameo appearance as a man at a shoeshine stand.
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The film had preview screenings in Los Angeles in September 1940 before being released theatrically in the United States on October 18, 1940.
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Jimmy credit to buy an engagement ring for Betty, a luxury sofa-bed for his mother, and presents for all of their neighbors.
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praised the film, writing that, "As a creator of rich and human comedy Mr. Sturges is closing fast on the heels of
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s cynical hilarity about political corruption, to center on the down-home problems of ordinary people... 
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in 2020, Emily Kubincanek notes the film as one of Sturges' most underrated films: "There’s a sincerity to
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The film was released on video in the U.S. on July 12, 1990, and re-released on June 30, 1993.
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included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the
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have finally given in and accepted his choice for the grand prize winner: Jimmy.
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began on June 1, 1940, and continued through June 29. According to author
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first picture, but not enough to bridge over the tedious episodes."
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Tom and the other two pranksters admit they are to blame.
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as part of their "Universal Classics" series in 2011.
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Index


Preston Sturges
A Cup of Coffee
Paul Jones
Buddy G. DeSylva
Dick Powell
Ellen Drew
Raymond Walburn
William Demarest
Victor Milner
John Leipold
Leo Shuken
Paramount Pictures
screwball comedy
Preston Sturges
Dick Powell
Ellen Drew
A Cup of Coffee
The Great McGinty
telegram
Dick Powell
Ellen Drew
Raymond Walburn
Alexander Carr
William Demarest
Ernest Truex
Franklin Pangborn
Harry Hayden
Rod Cameron
Adrian Morris

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