Christmas in July (1940)
- Directed by
- Preston Sturges
- Genre
- romantic comedy, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 91 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A low-level office worker is pranked into believing he won a large cash prize in a coffee slogan contest. He uses the fake winnings to pursue his ambitions and win over his girlfriend before the truth comes out.
lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatgentlewittyfeel-goodfarce
What happens
Christmas in July is a 1940 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Based on Sturges' unproduced 1931 play A Cup of Coffee, it follows an ambitious clerk who is tricked into thinking he has won $25,000 in a coffee company slogan contest, and begins using the prize money he is errantly given to fulfill his dreams. It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after The Great McGinty earlier in 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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