Christmas in July (film) Christmas in July (film) Christmas in July is a 1940 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges based on his 1931 play "A Cup of Coffee". It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after "The Great McGinty", and stars Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Dr. Maxford (Raymond Walburn) is thoroughly exasperated. He is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee; the first prize is $25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker (William Demarest). As a result, the program ends without an announcement. One of millions of
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) A Futile and Stupid Gesture is an American biographical comedy-drama film, based on Josh Karp's book of the same name, directed by David Wain, and written by Michael Colton and John Aboud. The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Doug Kenney, during the rise and fall of "National Lampoon". The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, and was released on Netflix on January 26, 2018. The film's timeline stretches from 1968 to 1980. The film opens with Doug Kenney and his classmate Henry Beard celebrating