Rotten
A mildly diverting programmer, Christmas in July lacks both the overall spontaneity and entertainment impress of Sturges' first picture.
Variety Staff, Variety
Christmas in July
If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!
1940 · 1h 7m · PASSED
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Preston Sturges
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.
Director and cast
- Preston Sturges Director
- Dick Powell as Jimmy McDonald
- Ellen Drew as Betsy Casey
- Raymond Walburn as Mr Maxford
- Alexander Carr as Mr. Shindel
- William Demarest as Mr. Bildocker
- Ernest Truex as Mr. J.B. Baxter
- Franklin Pangborn as Don Hartman
- Harry Hayden as Mr. Waterbury
- Rod Cameron as Dick
- Adrian Morris as Tom
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As a creator of rich and human comedy Mr. Sturges is closing fast on the heels of Frank Capra.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Preston Sturges's second feature as writer-director (1940, 66 min.) is in many ways the most underrated of his movies -- a riotous comedy-satire about capitalism that bites so deep it hurts.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Produced for a paltry $325,000, it once again gives the lie to the arbitrary Hollywood assumption that a film's quality is in direct proportion to its cost.
TIME Magazine
Fresh
Minor but delightful Sturges comedy.
Time Out
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