Christmas in July (1940)

Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Alexander Carr, Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Ernest Truex, Franklin Pangborn, Harry Hayden, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest

Synopsis:

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.