The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1940
Christmas in July
Directed by
Preston Sturges
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Dick PowellJimmy MacDonald
Ellen DrewBetty Casey
Raymond WalburnDr. Maxford
Alexander CarrMr. Shindel
William DemarestMr. Bildocker
Ernest TruexMr. Baxter
Franklin PangbornDon Hartman - Radio Announcer
Rod CameronDick
Adrian MorrisTom
Harry RosenthalHarry
Georgia CaineMrs. MacDonald
Ferike BorosMrs. Schwartz
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Torben MeyerMr. Schmidt
Julius TannenMr. Zimmerman
Al BridgeMr. Hillbeiner
Lucille WardMrs. Casey
Victor PotelDavenola Salesman
George AndersonMr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Sam AshMinor Role (uncredited)
Jan BuckinghamMs. Pettypass (uncredited)
James ConatyCoworker (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinArbuster (uncredited)
Sayre DearingCoworker (uncredited)
Norah GaleMinor Role (uncredited)
Harry HaydenMr. Waterbury (uncredited)
Harry HollingsworthJuror (uncredited)
Arthur HoytMild Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart HullCashier (uncredited)
Tiny JonesNeighborhood Woman (uncredited)
Stanley MackJuror (uncredited)
Hazel MarshallMinor Role (uncredited)
Bob MayoMinor Role (uncredited)
Eileen McAvoyMinor Role (uncredited)
Esther MichelsonSophie's Mother (uncredited)
Frank MillsCabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Charles R. MoorePorter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
Frank MoranPatrolman Murphy (uncredited)
Barry NortonCo-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Ned NortonJuror (uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorJuror (uncredited)
June PrestonLittle Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)
Gus ReedJuror (uncredited)
Georges RenaventOffice Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)
Cyril RingCoworker (uncredited)
Dewey RobinsonLarge Juror (uncredited)
Jack SheaCoworker (uncredited)
Sheila SheldonSophie (uncredited)
C.L. SherwoodElevator Operator at End (uncredited)
Walter SoderlingWeary Juror (uncredited)
Douglas SpencerMan Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Larry SteersMr. Babcock (uncredited)
Kay StewartSecretary (uncredited)
Preston SturgesMan at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Alice ThomasMinor Role (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesSam (uncredited)
Dale Van SickelCo-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Cheryl WalkerSecretary (uncredited)
Dorothy WardMinor Role (uncredited)
Robert WarwickJuror (uncredited)
Pat WestMan with Phone (uncredited)
Beal WongChinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
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