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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1940-10-25
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 67 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 79 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0032338
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Dick Powell
Jimmy McDonald

Ellen Drew
Betsy Casey

Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford

Alexander Carr
Mr. Shindel

William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker

Ernest Truex
Mr. Baxter

Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

Rod Cameron
Dick

Adrian Morris
Tom

Harry Rosenthal
Harry

Georgia Caine
Mrs. MacDonald

Ferike Boros
Mrs. Schwartz

Torben Meyer
Mr. Schmidt

Julius Tannen
Mr. Zimmerman

Al Bridge
Mr. Hillbeiner

Lucille Ward
Mrs. Casey

Victor Potel
Davenola Salesman

George Anderson
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Sam Ash
Minor Role (uncredited)

Jan Buckingham
Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)

James Conaty
Coworker (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin
Arbuster (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Coworker (uncredited)

Norah Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth
Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt
Mild Juror (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull
Cashier (uncredited)

Tiny Jones
Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Mack
Juror (uncredited)

Hazel Marshall
Minor Role (uncredited)

Bob Mayo
Minor Role (uncredited)

Eileen McAvoy
Minor Role (uncredited)

Esther Michelson
Sophie's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)

Frank Moran
Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

Ned Norton
Juror (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Juror (uncredited)

June Preston
Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)

Gus Reed
Juror (uncredited)

Georges Renavent
Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Coworker (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Large Juror (uncredited)

Jack Shea
Coworker (uncredited)

Sheila Sheldon
Sophie (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood
Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)

Walter Soderling
Weary Juror (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer
Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Mr. Babcock (uncredited)

Kay Stewart
Secretary (uncredited)

Preston Sturges
Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)

Alice Thomas
Minor Role (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Sam (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)

Cheryl Walker
Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Ward
Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Warwick
Juror (uncredited)

Pat West
Man with Phone (uncredited)

Beal Wong
Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
groups Crew

Preston Sturges
Director

Preston Sturges
Writer

Paul Jones
Producer

Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer

William LeBaron
Executive Producer

John Leipold
Original Music Composer

Leo Shuken
Original Music Composer

Victor Milner
Director of Photography

Ellsworth Hoagland
Editor

Hans Dreier
Art Direction

A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction

Robert Ewing
Hairstylist

Hedy Mjorud
Hairstylist

Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist

Barton Adams
Assistant Director

George Templeton
Assistant Director

Preston Sturges
Theatre Play

Richard Brandow
Props

Bertram C. Granger
Set Dresser

Oscar Lau
Props

Roy Kreuger
Props

Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist

Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist

Howard Joslin
Sound Effects

Ted Powell
Boom Operator

Ray Cossar
Sound Engineer

George Dutton
Sound Engineer

Frank Dugas
Assistant Camera

George Gottleber
First Company Grip

Talmadge Morrison
Still Photographer

Lorne Netten
Electrician

Guy Roe
Camera Operator

Joe Kaplan
Wardrobe Master

Eugene Joseff
Other

Floyd Knudtson
Negative Cutter

Sigmund Krumgold
Music Director

Werner R. Heymann
Additional Music

Cora Palmatier
Script Supervisor
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