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Director:
Preston Sturges
Writer:
Preston Sturges (written by)
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Release Date:
18 October 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!
Plot:
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
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A Christmas Carol interviews with Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis
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A Christmas Carol interviews with Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes and Bob Hoskins
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User Comments:
A gem! more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dick Powell ... Jimmy MacDonald
Ellen Drew ... Betty Casey
Raymond Walburn ... Dr. Maxford
Alexander Carr ... Mr. Shindel
William Demarest ... Mr. Bildocker
Ernest Truex ... Mr. J.B. Baxter
Franklin Pangborn ... Don Hartman (radio announcer)
Harry Hayden ... Mr. E.L. Waterbury (office manager)
Rod Cameron ... Dick (co-worker)
Adrian Morris ... Tom Darcy (co-worker) (as Michael Morris)
Harry Rosenthal ... Harry (co-worker)
Georgia Caine ... Mrs. Ellen MacDonald
Ferike Boros ... Mrs. Schwartz
Torben Meyer ... Mr. Schmidt
Julius Tannen ... Mr. Zimmerman
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #6414) | UK:U
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The set to this movie was open because Sturges loved visitors to observe what he was shooting. more
Quotes:
Mr. Shindel: Officer, I want all these people arrested.
Patrolman Murphy: Who do you think you are, Hitler?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Santa's Secret Stuff (#7.11)" (2007) more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A gem!, 7 May 2002
9/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Joyous dose of whimsy from writer-director Preston Sturges, who always managed to wring both sentiment and cynicism from a fairy tale premise. Here, Dick Powell is a working-class guy who's under the impression he's won $25,000 in a coffee-slogan contest. Short at 70 minutes, but sharp as a tack, this is a wonderful stroll through Hollywood's Golden Era. Powell is terrific and Ellen Drew is equally good as his sweetheart. Watch it and enjoy! ***1/2 from ****

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