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Christmas in July
UNITED STATES · 1940

Christmas in July

Preston Sturges
romantic comedy workplace humor contest and prizes mistaken identity class aspiration
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Synopsis

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.

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