Christmas in July
“If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!”
1940 · 1 h 7 min
Directed by 
Preston Sturges
Preston SturgesCast
Dick Powell Ellen Drew
Credits
Written by: Preston Sturges
Plot
A clerk is told he has won a slogan contest and spends the prize in advance.
Sinekatalog’s take
Preston Sturges's quick comedy has a clerk tricked into believing he won a slogan contest and spending the prize early. Light, sharp and sweet, with Dick Powell, it is a cheerful, underrated gem of Depression-era dreams.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (4,804 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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