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Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on the 25th of July that falls outside of the traditional period of Christmastide. It is centered around Christmas-themed activities and entertainment, including small gatherings, seasonal entertainment , and shopping .
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (titled on-screen as...
- Werther
Werther is an opera (drame lyrique) in four acts by Jules...
- Christmas in July (Film)
Christmas in July is a 1940 American screwball comedy film...
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (titled on-screen as Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July) is an American-Japanese Christmas / Independence Day film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, featuring characters from the company's holiday specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and Frosty the Snowman (1969), among others. [1]
Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on the 25th of July that falls outside of the traditional period of Christmastide. It is centered around Christmas-themed activities and entertainment, including small gatherings, seasonal entertainment, and shopping.
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Dr. Maxford is thoroughly exasperated; he is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee, where the first prize is $25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker. As a result, the program ends without an announcement. Office worker Jimmy MacDonald dreams of winning, hoping...
Cast notes: 1. Christmas in July was the only time Sturges worked with Dick Powell and Ellen Drew, but the film is populated with many of the character actors he used regularly in his films. Aside from William Demarest, they include George Anderson, Al Bridge, Georgia Caine, Jimmy Conlin, Harry Hayden, Arthur Hoyt, Torben Meyer, Charles R. Moore, F...
The working titles for Christmas in July were The New Yorkers, Something to Shout About and A Cup of Coffee, the latter of which was the name of the play Sturges wrote in 1931 on which the film was based. A Cup of Coffee remained unproduced until 1988, when Soho Rep in New York City mounted a production. In 1934, Universal hired Sturges to direct a...
The film had preview screenings in Los Angeles in September 1940before being released theatrically in the United States on October 18, 1940.
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times praised the film, writing that, "As a creator of rich and human comedy Mr. Sturges is closing fast on the heels of Frank Capra. If you wish a really good way to spend some election winnings, we suggest that you take your friends—especially the loser—to see Christmas in July." The Los Angeles Times's Edwin Schal...
The film was released on video in the U.S. on July 12, 1990, and re-released on June 30, 1993. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on DVD as part of their "Universal Classics" series in 2011. Kino Lorber issued the film on Blu-rayfor the first time on November 26, 2019.
Lux Radio Theatre presented a radio adaptation of Christmas in July on June 26, 1944, with Dick Powell and Linda Darnell as leads. On September 9, 1954, NBC presented a television version on Lux Video Theatre with Nancy Gates, Alex Nicol and Raymond Walburn starring; the director was Earl Ebyand the adaptation was by S.H. Barnett.
When A Cup of Coffee was produced in 1988, New York Times theater critic Mel Gussowcalled the play superior to the film adaptation, Gussow said that the play had an "embracing innocence" compared to the movie, and said: "By the time the story reached the screen, it was coated with cynicism, as the author added opportunistic characters and tried to ...
Beach, Christopher (2002). Class, Language, and American Film Comedy. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00209-7.
Christmas in July at IMDbChristmas in July at the TCM Movie DatabaseChristmas in July at AllMovieChristmas in July at the American Film Institute CatalogJul 3, 2023 · It’s believed that the first celebration of Christmas in July took place 84 years ago on July 25, 1933 at an all-girls summer camp in Brevard, North Carolina.
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Jul 23, 2021 · Culture. The surprising past, unlikely present, and uncertain future of Christmas in July. The concept became associated with retail in the 20th century, but it was invented at a summer camp....
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July is a 1979 feature-length stop-motion animated film produced by Rankin/Bass. As the title suggests, it is a follow-up to the studio's earlier Christmas specials featuring the characters of Rudolph and Frosty.
