Christmas in July (1940 Preston Sturges & scr)

63 minutes zips by, though not top drawer Sturges has much to entertain. Dick Powell. Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn good as a frustrated and sarcastic businessman, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn. Includes great line "Well dog my cats!" Sturges writes great rhythms, like "Get me Minsk, Minsk, Pinsk and Pinsk!" that are recognisably only his. And laughs with logic - "Isn't it bad luck if a black cat crosses your path?" "It depends what happens afterwards."