Christmas in July (1940) – Rewatch

There’s nothing about this film that says Christmas except the title, yet I only watch it at Christmas time. Dick Powell is an office worker who enters contests with dreams of making it big and marrying his girl. When some of his co-workers play a prank and make him think he’s won a coffee slogan contest, he quickly goes on a shopping spree, sharing his newfound wealth with his entire neighborhood. It’s a breezy little romp with plenty of good-feeling humor that still makes me feel like Christmas even when it’s not set anywhere near the winter holidays.