Released:
1940-10-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Preston Sturges

Runtime:
1h 7min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Dick Powell
  as
  Jimmy McDonald
• 
  Ellen Drew
  as
  Betsy Casey
• 
  Raymond Walburn
  as
  Dr. Maxford
• 
  Alexander Carr
  as
  Mr. Shindel
• 
  William Demarest
  as
  Mr. Bildocker