Christmas in July
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"Christmas in July" is a 1940 screwball comedy film, written and directed by Preston Sturges, about a man who mistakenly believes he has won a major contest and goes on a generous spending spree.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | unproduced Preston Sturges play "A Cup of Coffee" ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | fast-paced witty dialogue ⓘ |
| director | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stuart Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByInSturgesCareer | The Lady Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInSturgesCareer | The Great McGinty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Dream
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consumerism ⓘ corporate satire ⓘ luck and chance ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| loveInterestCharacter | Betty Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterestPortrayedBy | Ellen Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmy MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of Preston Sturges as writer-director at Paramount ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man mistakenly believes he has won a major slogan contest and goes on a generous spending spree. ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1940-10-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 67 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1940s ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Alexander Carr
NERFINISHED
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Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Truex NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin Pangborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Walburn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra | Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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