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Discussion of "Christmas in July"

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Discussion of "Christmas in July"

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Christmas in July (1940) is a comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew.

Jimmy MacDonald (Powell) was one of the millions of people to enter the Maxford House Coffee contest. He submitted the slogan "If you can't sleep at night, it's not the coffee, it's the bunk." Jimmy dreams of proving to himself and others that he is a success and able to provide for his mother (Georgia Caine) and marry his girlfriend Betty Casey (Drew).

To learn more about this film, click on the link to, click on my blog post below.

https://classicmovieman.blogspot.com/2022/05/preston-sturgess-christmas-in-july.html

To watch the film on YouTube, click on the link below.

https://youtu.be/IAVmZMenbh8

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