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Christmas in July
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Christmas in July is a 1940 Screwball Comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew.Jimmy Macdonald (Powell) is an accounting clerk who wants to win the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest because it means a cool $25,000 in his pocket. With that kind of dough, he can marry his sweetheart, Betty (Drew) and give his mom (Georgia Caine) the davenport she’s always wanted.His excitement is noticed by his employers and colleagues alike. In a prank to see how he’d react, his fellow clerks forge a telegram from Maxford, saying his slogan won the $25k prize. And Jimmy believes it, and so does everyone else without knowing that the jury deciding which slogan will win is still out. Jimmy and Betty begin to spend and dream until the truth comes out to ruin everything.Sturges' second directorial effort, he adapted the screenplay from his own 1931 play A Cup of Coffee. The supporting cast includes several of the character actors who would frequent a number of Sturges' other films and become a sort of stock company, including Georgia Caine, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Jimmy Conlin, and Frank Moran among others.Not to be confused with the trope Christmas in July. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: Sturges makes his cameo as one of the listeners to the Maxford House Coffee radio show, getting a shoeshine. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Betty says it while they drive home with all their gifts to the neighbourhood. | |
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Pursue the Dream Job | |
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Pursue the Dream Job: Jimmy’s “win” with the Maxford contest makes him interesting to his bosses' boss, Mr. Baxter, and Jimmy has a bunch of ad ideas. This lands him a job as an ad executive. | |
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Blessed with Suck | |
| Christmas in July / int_3c3f28a5 | comment |
Blessed with Suck: The 25k brings mostly trouble to Jimmy. | |
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Pretty in Mink | |
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Pretty in Mink: Betty gets a pretty one from the Shindel Department store. | |
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A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted | |
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A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted: Jimmy nearly spends all the money he got from the prize on gifts for the whole neighbourhood! | |
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Good Feels Good | |
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Good Feels Good: Jimmy and Betty manage, after getting an engagement ring, buy gifts for their whole block. | |
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Working-Class Hero | |
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Working-Class Hero: Jimmy has natural smarts and a way with words that help him succeed. | |
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Didn't Think This Through | |
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Didn't Think This Through: Dr. Maxford just wanted a contest that would get people into his coffee but he gave a lot of power to the jury and underestimated Bildocker and his determination to pick a slogan. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_a24670a4 | type |
Benevolent Boss | |
| Christmas in July / int_a24670a4 | comment |
Benevolent Boss: Waterbury kindly advises Jimmy that being a dreamer isn’t necessarily bad, but he can be satisfied with what he has. The only problem is that Jimmy isn’t satisfied with his accounting job. | |
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Forged Message | |
| Christmas in July / int_aa517da5 | comment |
Forged Message: Jimmy’s co-workers send him a phony telegram announcing him as the winner and things unfold from there. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
| Christmas in July / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase: Dr. Maxford’s “Jumping Jehoshaphat!” | |
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Enormous Engagement Ring | |
| Christmas in July / int_b7403860 | comment |
Enormous Engagement Ring: With his 25k cheque, Jimmy and Betty go shopping. They’re shown a lot of huge diamond rings, but Betty settles for a smaller ring. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_c772e7c5 | type |
Rags to Riches | |
| Christmas in July / int_c772e7c5 | comment |
Rags to Riches: From zero to hero because of 25k! | |
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Soul-Crushing Desk Job | |
| Christmas in July / int_cb8880a5 | comment |
Soul-Crushing Desk Job: Jimmy’s an accounting clerk who only earns $22 per week and is much too creative to be slumping over numbers. | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive | |
| Christmas in July / int_cbe687ab | comment |
Corrupt Corporate Executive: Dr. Maxford isn't quite on the corrupt scale, but he really doesn’t care how much his contest means to honest folk. | |
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GoshDangItToHeck | |
| Christmas in July / int_d0b60f23 | comment |
Gosh Dang It to Heck!: Dr. Maxford’s “Jumping Jehoshaphat!” | |
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Cat Scare | |
| Christmas in July / int_dda12cb3 | comment |
Cat Scare: Jimmy and Betty run into a black cat in the office and wonder if it’ll bring them bad luck. It doesn’t. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_f2877d9e | type |
IncrediblyLamePun | |
| Christmas in July / int_f2877d9e | comment |
Incredibly Lame Pun: The radio announcer for Maxford's radio show anxiously ends the broadcast because the winner was not announced. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_f51f4509 | type |
Tagline | |
| Christmas in July / int_f51f4509 | comment |
Tagline: Jimmy’s In-Universe slogan for the coffee: | |
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Get-Rich-Quick Scheme | |
| Christmas in July / int_f8b893e5 | comment |
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Jimmy has been obsessed with slogan contests and guess how many “blank” things are in a jar contests because he wants easy money. | |
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| Christmas in July / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| Christmas in July / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: Mr. Bildocker’s unwillingness to give up the fact that the ad he’s chosen is better than the rest of the jury’s. | |
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